CRUISE	DATES	LOCATION
MOBY-L173	19-Aug-2009 - 19-Aug-2009	Lanai
Description: 19-Aug-2009, Terrence flew Honolulu to Kapalua Maui, departing 7:42 AM HST (UTC+10). MOBY244 Ed & Lu initial diver lamp calibrations, 1 MOBY battery disabled. Mooring Met Buoy battery/charging package removed & taken to dock for service. Terrence flew Kapalua to Honolulu, departing 5:30 PM HST.
Details: I left on the morning of August 19, 2009 and took the first flight from Honolulu to Kapalua, West Maui on Island Air getting in about 0742. I returned on the the same day on the last flight out of Kapalua which departed at 1728. Terrence Houlihan, Steve Juarez and Tyler ? were the participants on the cruise using the new Hawaiian Rafting Adventures boat and we arrived at the buoy location around 0930 local time. There were three objectives to the cruise. The first one was to collect the initial calibrations on Buoy M244, shut down a battery and also perform some troubleshooting on the weather buoy as it had stopped communicating.;Steve and Tyler were the divers for the cruise and nothing out of the ordinary was noticed, calm seas, low wind and a lack of significant current were the conditions. An uncooperative battery on the MOBY buoy was taken off line through a command sent to it via the communications cable. The calibrations were performed, both the Lu and Ed collectors were sampled. The Lu calibration lamp was fitted with a new bulb and new holder and seemed to perform as anticipated. The calibration files were uploaded to the computer and subsequently transfered to the Moss Landing ftp space after returning to the lab.;Just as the wind line moved in we completed the calibrations and moved on to the weather buoy. Terry and Tyler and a bucket of tools were loaded on to the buoy while Steve stood by on the boat. The navigation light had stopped operating and it was determined that its battery had failed. The well was opened and the battery/charging package was removed and returned to the pier for further evaluation.