NOAA Ship Thomas JeffersonDeepwater Horizon MC252 Response Effort

Situation Report: June 7th, 2010

Sunday evening into Monday: Commence 100m transect•Tracked anomalous water mass SW of DWH site•MVP Oil Sensor, CTD, acoustic, and water sampling•June 6, 2145: One deep water CTD cast •June 6, 2330: Transit to the 100m contour south of Mobile, AL•0700: begin MVP casts along the 100m contour taking intermittent CTD profiles •Today’s total: survey 160 LNM, 1 CTD and 27 MVP casts•1900: local position 29-00.7 N 088-56.8 W•Outlook: Underway transfer of personnel and samples near Port Fourchon, LA followed by an at sea media conference

Operational Highlights:

Business as usual, EU Otis Tate on the forward mast

Discoverer Enterprise drilling the relief well

Surface Oil Sheen 6 NM away from well

TJ’s Position and TrackSonar and CTD data integration from TJ, GU, and other ships