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MV Whitethorn 2/83 Leg 7

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)MV Whitethorn (74WT)
Cruise identifier2/83 Leg 7
Cruise period1983-07-27 — 1983-08-10
StatusCompleted
Port of departureBlyth, United Kingdom
Port of returnShoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThere were three objectives of this cruise. These were

1. Silver Well sheet
2. Spurn sheet
3. Dungeness-Boulogne sheet

Good weather persisted for most of the leg, allowing for a start to be made on the Wight sheet.
Chief scientistA Crosby (Institute of Geological Sciences, Keyworth)
Cruise reportMV Whitethorn 2/83 Leg 7 cruise report whitethorn02_83leg7.pdf (5.45 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralEnglish Channel
North Sea
SpecificSE coast of UK
Track chartsMV Whitethorn 2/83 Leg 7 cruise track — trk2913b.html