MV Whitethorn 8/81leg13
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/81leg13 |
| Cruise period | 1981-09-16 — 1981-09-30 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 13: The objectives of the cruise were twofold. The beginning of the first week was to be spent continuing the basic reconnaissance surface sediment sampling of the northern part of the Sutherland Sheet started in Leg 12. The remainder of the time was to spent surface sediment sampling in the Tiree/Argyll area. The surface sampling in both Sutherland and Tiree areas is part of the IGS regional mapping programme. |
| Chief scientist | J Alan Fyfe (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (5.03 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Sutherland, Little Minch, Tiree, Argyll |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 117 Description: Shipek grab system including winch used |
| Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 17 Description: Rock corer used |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 67 Description: Gravity core system (5ft NX system) used |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 35 Description: 20ft Vibrocore system used |
