MV Whitethorn 8/81leg3
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/81leg3 |
| Cruise period | 1981-04-29 — 1981-05-13 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 3: Leg 3 continued the sampling of the Bosie's Bank sheet mapping area. The primary objective was completion of the Bosie's Bank SE 1:100 00 sheet, followed by infill sampling on Bosie's Bank SW. 112 sites were occupied, 44 with the vibrocorer. |
| Chief scientist | Rodney Owens (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (3.92 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Bosie's Bank |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 112 Description: Shipek grab used |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 44 Description: Vibrocorer used. All core taken on this leg was cut, opened, photographed, geotechnically tested and geologically logged. |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 67 Description: Gravity corer used |
