MARAD Mothball Fleet Surveys
Woolpert was contracted by the USDOT MARAD to conduct a full coverage ultra-high resolution and density multibeam survey and targeted magnetometer survey in the General Anchorage #26, Suisun Bay, Benicia, CA. The roughly 1,650-acre survey footprint was centered around the Mothball Fleet located in north-central Suisun Bay, offshore of the Grizzly Island Wildlife Area and Benicia, CA. The multibeam data resolution helped determine and locate objects and features, including anchors, wrecks, and anchor chains. Sediment features including sandwaves, striations, and mounds were observed.
Woolpert acquired magnetometer data across all client-designated areas and around all moored vessels to position each anchor. The system detected anchors, anchor cables and other buried and exposed ferrous objects. Final soundings and objects were used to produce navigation charts of the area.