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U.S., Norwegians commemorate successful survey mission aboard Henson

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STAVANGER, Norway (USTCNS) --- Norwegian oceanographers and scientists joined their U.S. colleagues aboard USNS Henson recently— marking the end of another hydrographic survey mission between Norway and the United States.

More than 60 people attended the Aug. 12 reception at Stavanger, Norway, co-hosted by Capt. Philip Renaud, USN, commanding officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office, or NAVO, Stennis Space Center, Miss., and Henson’s master Capt. Marv Butcher.

Henson conducted the survey mission May 8 through August 10 off the coast of Tromso, some 1,000 miles north of the capital, Olso, “We very much enjoyed working above the arctic circle, Butcher said. “Working in eternal daylight is something most do not get to experience.”

Scientists and technical staff from the Norwegian Institute of Science, the Norwegian Hydrographic Service, Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, and the Norwegian Military Geographic Service, took the opportunity to discuss the survey mission with the embarked scientists from the Navy’s Oceanographic Office.

Senior Norwegian military also attended, including Lt.Gen. Thorstein Skiaker, Norwegian Army, Commander of Norway’s Southern Region, and other senior military from the Norwegian Defense Command, South Norway. Other guests included local government officials, port authorities, representatives from Stavanger University, and dignitaries from the city of Stavanger.

Renaud took the time to address the attendees and personally thank the Norwegian scientific staff, the military, and their government, for their support towards the survey mission.

Renaud also thanked Capt. Butcher and the crew of Henson for their support in hosting the reception, and spoke highly of the teamwork required between NAVO and MSC to make the survey mission successful. “The reception certainly gave both MSC and NAVO a chance to show off Henson in the best light possible,” Butcher said.

USNS Henson is the fourth ship of a class of military oceanographic ships designed to gather underwater data in either coastal or deep ocean waters. It is also capable of performing physical, chemical, and biological research missions.

The ship is operated by Military Sealift Command for the Oceanographer of the Navy, and is crewed by 28 merchant mariners under contract to MSC. Henson is 329 ft. in length, has a beam of 58 ft., and weighs 4,762 long tons.

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