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RV Tellina 9/69

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Tellina (74TE)
Cruise identifier9/69
Cruise period1969-11-04 — 1969-11-21
StatusCompleted
Port of departureNorth Shields, United Kingdom
Port of returnGrimsby, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
Objectives1. To make a preliminary survey of colliery and power station waste dumping
grounds off the Northumberland and Durham coasts.
2. To survey past and present sewage sludge and spoil dumping grounds in the
outer Thames estuary.
Chief scientistRichard G J Shelton (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory)
Cruise reportRV Tellina 9/69 cruise report tellina09_69.pdf (0.09 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
DredgeDescription: trawl survey of waste, sewage sludge and spoil dumping grounds
GrabDescription: trawl survey of waste, sewage sludge and spoil dumping grounds