A complete cleaning (CTD validation, cleaned all sensors, chains, lines, and spar) at the CREWS Station in La Parguera, Puerto Rico, was done Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 by Wessley Merten and Duane Sanabria. The validation CTD was placed at 8:55am and was removed at 12:25pm. All surface and subsurface sensors were visibly intact. All rigging, lines, baseplates, sensors, and the spar were cleaned, but need more attention later this week. Since the last cleaning significant biofouling has grown on the many of the stations surfaces.
The navigational light has been out for the past month. This is according to local fisherman who use this station as a navigational beacon at night.
The next cleaning will be performed within the next week.