NOAA Ship Fairweather

Call Directions Website

NOAA Ship Fairweather The NOAA Ship Fairweather is a hydrographic survey ship collecting data to update nautical charts. If included, the comment will be removed for safety reasons.

Comment Guidelines for NOAA Social Media Channels
Your thoughts, ideas and concerns play a critical role in helping NOAA/Department of Commerce better explain our actions, improve our customer service and be even more responsive to the needs of the public. We are interested in feedback, but we are also a family-friendly page and expect all conversations to be polite and respectful. Therefore, we DO NOT allow comments that:
-- Contain vulgar language; make personal attacks of any kind; or use offensive terms that target protected classes
-- Are far off-topic
-- Make unsupported accusations and/or spread false or purposefully misleading information
-- Campaign or lobby for a political party or a candidate in a partisan political campaign
(a campaign in which candidates are identified by political party);
-- Spam, including content that promotes products or services or contains gratuitous links (links or references to other NOAA webpages or federal government sites are acceptable)
-- Make advertisements, endorsements or promotions
-- Promote commercial services, websites or products (non-commercial website links that are relevant to the NOAA content are acceptable)
**Protect your own privacy and the privacy of others: Please do not include phone numbers, email addresses or other personal data in the body of your comment. Thank you for helping us keep this page a safe space for our online community.

NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER's previous project had the ship working hard to support the Arctic Mooring Cruise led by the Ecosy...
10/09/2026

NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER's previous project had the ship working hard to support the Arctic Mooring Cruise led by the Ecosystems & Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (or EcoFOCI), program and partner Marine Mammal Lab. This type of cruise was a first for the FAIRWEATHER team!

Our combined crew and science team successfully deployed essential oceanographic moorings to help monitor the US Arctic's dynamic marine environments. This project involved recovering and deploying a series of instruments chained together with a float, requiring teamwork and creativity. Learn more about the the work here: https://videos.fisheries.noaa.gov/detail/video/6321062496112/ecofoci:-forecasting-fisheries-in-a-warming-alaska?autoStart=true&q=ecosystems

The ship is proud to support this ongoing mission to gather critical oceanographic and marine megafauna information in the Arctic. A big shout out to NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research's Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and NOAA Fisheries Service.

Today, FAIRWEATHER stopped to honor and pay respects to Able Seaman Eric Koss, west of Point Elrington in Prince William...
10/07/2026

Today, FAIRWEATHER stopped to honor and pay respects to Able Seaman Eric Koss, west of Point Elrington in Prince William Sound at Koss Cove.

On August 13, 2002, NOAA Ship RAINIER's survey launch capsized after being struck by high waves, killing Koss and leaving the two remaining crew members in the surf to swim to shore.

This tragedy still reverberates throughout our work everyday, and is in the forefront of our minds during every safety briefing, every job hazard analysis, and every training qualification earned.

Safe navigation is the heart of our hydrographic work, so that all mariners can make it to the next port.

From the Chukchi Sea, a brief stop over in Dutch Harbor to unload ship supplies, through the Western Inside Passage, the...
09/29/2026

From the Chukchi Sea, a brief stop over in Dutch Harbor to unload ship supplies, through the Western Inside Passage, the ship arrived at Zachar Bay on the Western side of Kodiak Island.

Here, the ship deployed all of the small boats to “shake down” survey and engineering systems for a day prior to our next project in Prince William Sound.

Do you know how many small boats FAIRWEATHER has aboard at any given time?

Photo credit: Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Levano, NOAA

NOAA in the Bering! Did you know that NOAA Ship Fairweather, NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, and NOAA Ship Bell M Shimada all had...
09/25/2026

NOAA in the Bering!

Did you know that NOAA Ship Fairweather, NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson, and NOAA Ship Bell M Shimada all had projects in the Bering Sea during the 2026 Field Season?

During FAIRWEATHER's final project in the Bering, one of NOAA's four Twin Otters, tail number N46RF, did a fly over! What a special way to close out several projects in the Bering.

Photo Credit: Crew of NF46RF; Cdr. Damian Manda, NOAA; Lt. Giovanna Lesser, NOAA

09/24/2026

A recent joint operation between NOAA Ship Fairweather and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress identified a navigation channel in Bechevin Bay, Alaska. This channel is a critical connection between the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska, and is available just in time for the June 1st opening of the Brist...

08/25/2026

Are you ready to make your passion your paycheck? The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps is currently accepting applications for Basic Officer Training Class (BOTC) 150. We are seeking those who are interested in both maritime and direct to aviation tracks. Embark on your next adventure and join the NOAA Corps today!

Apply Now: https://www.omao.noaa.gov/noaa-corps/apply-now

A recent joint operation between NOAA Ship Fairweather and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress identified a navigation chann...
06/05/2026

A recent joint operation between NOAA Ship Fairweather and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress identified a navigation channel in Bechevin Bay, Alaska.

Fairweather’s specialized survey capabilities and operational expertise, combined with Cypress’ local knowledge of the waterway enabled the interagency team to quickly and efficiently map the channel and determine best placement of new channel markers.

Check out the full article above!

Photographers: Physical Scientist, Amanda Finn & Hydrographic Senior Survey Technician, Colin Schmidt.

04/10/2026

Ready, Set, Throw! 🪢

Fairweather relies a lot on her crew’s marlinspike skills, as the ship regularly deploys and recovers her Hydrographic Survey Launches for survey.

04/08/2026

Address

1010 Stedman St
Ketchikan, AK
99901

Telephone

+19072542842

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when NOAA Ship Fairweather posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category