RV Cefas Endeavour 9/07
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9) |
| Cruise identifier | 9/07 |
| Cruise period | 2007-05-01 — 2007-05-03 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Aims
1. To recover and re-deploy SmartBuoy moorings at the West Gabbard and Warp and collect calibration samples (AE004). 2. To recover and re-deploy Waverider at Dowsing (C1828). Narrative (all times GMT) Sailed from Lowestoft on the evening tide Tuesday 1st May at 19:00 and proceeded to the Warp overnight. At 06:00 the next morning (2nd May), collected one water sample via Niskin sampler on the hydro wire and then recovered the SmartBuoy. Deployed a new SmartBuoy and took a further water sample. Steamed to the West Gabbard, arriving about 12:00 and collected a water sample before recovering the SmartBuoy. Deployed a new SmartBuoy and collected a post-deployment water sample. As all deployment and recovery operations had been carried out very efficiently, decided to take extra hourly water samples for calibration until 18:00. Proceeded to Dowsing Waverider site overnight, arriving at breakfast time on the 3rd May. Recovered, serviced and re-deployed the Waverider, finishing operations shortly before 10:00. Steamed back to Lowestoft, docking on the evening tide at 20:30. |
| Chief scientist | David John Pearce (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory) |
| Project | AE004; C1828 |
| Coordinating body | CEFAS |
| Cruise programme |  (0.01 MB) |
| Cruise report | (0.01 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | West Gabbard, Warp and Dowsing |
