Category: Daily Blog 2011

It's the day after the second OOI cable landing and the work site behind the dune at the beach manhole in Pacific City looks like nothing eve

July 17, 2011

The second OOI cable was landed today at Pacific City at 9:13 am PST. The cable landed today is for the northern segment that will run 310 miles

July 15, 2011

The landing of the second OOI cable at Pacific City, Oregon, has been rescheduled. Operations are expected to start early on Friday, July 15

July 14, 2011

From noon to 3 pm on Wednesday, July 13, the OOI hosted an Open House at the Kiawanda Community Center in Pacific City, Oregon.

July 13, 2011

The horn on the backhoe blasted and someone shouted "The cable has landed!" With that, the southern segment of the OOI cable

July 12, 2011

By daylight, helped with our dynamic positioning system, we were backing up (literally) towards the end of the horizontal directonal drilling conduit

July 11, 2011

Things are shaping up on board in preparation for the cable landings in Pacific City, now scheduled for July 12 and July 14.

July 11, 2011

Today’s photos focus on Plow 101 – The plow is 14.5 tons and capable of operating in water depths up to 1500m and 1.5m burial.

July 10, 2011