CPE - North Topsail Beach

Field Updates:

30 March 2005
CPE geologists and survey crew departed the UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science at 5:40 a.m. onboard the R/V Cape Fear for the geotechnical survey for the North Topsail Beach Renourishment Project. The vessel arrived in the general project area at 8:20 a.m. and deployed the Edgetech 521i Chirp Sub-bottom Profiler and the Edgetech 4200 FS Sidescan Sonar. We completed 23.0 trackline miles over six (6) reconnaissance lines. The survey equipment was retrieved by 6:00 p.m., when we departed for UNC-Wilmington dock, arriving at 8:30 p.m.

29 March 2005
CPE geologist began mobbing the RV Cape Fear at 9:00 a.m. and set a tide gauge on North Topsail Beach Pier (Topsail Island), North Carolina, for the geotechnical survey for the North Topsail Beach Renourishment Project. The planned departure for survey is at 5:00 a.m. on 30 March.

28 March 2005
CPE geologists departed Boca Raton at 9:30 a.m. for UNC-W Marine Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, and arrived at 11:00 p.m.

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	Seismic Investigation Field Updates: 30 March 2005 CPE geologists and survey crew departed the UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science at 5:40 a.m. onboard the R/V Cape Fear for the geotechnical survey for the North Topsail Beach Renourishment Project. The vessel arrived in the general project area at 8:20 a.m. and deployed the Edgetech 521i Chirp Sub-bottom Profiler and the Edgetech 4200 FS Sidescan Sonar. We completed 23.0 trackline miles over six (6) reconnaissance lines. The survey equipment was retrieved by 6:00 p.m., when we departed for UNC-Wilmington dock, arriving at 8:30 p.m. 29 March 2005 CPE geologist began mobbing the RV Cape Fear at 9:00 a.m. and set a tide gauge on North Topsail Beach Pier (Topsail Island), North Carolina, for the geotechnical survey for the North Topsail Beach Renourishment Project. The planned departure for survey is at 5:00 a.m. on 30 March. 28 March 2005 CPE geologists departed Boca Raton at 9:30 a.m. for UNC-W Marine Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, and arrived at 11:00 p.m. Top
	Field Pictures Tide Gauge Location Subbottom Profiler 512i on the Stern of RV Cape Fear Sounder Pole and Mounting Bracket for Bar Check and Tide Gauge Sidescan Sonar on Deck Pier from RV Cape Fear to Shore North Topside Pier Tide Gauge Location Loading 512i on RV Cape Fear Loading 512i on RV Cape Fear CPE Geologist Surveying Tide Gauge Bow of Cape Fear 512i on Back deck of RV Cape Fea Data Acquisition and Processing Unit Top