MV Whitethorn 8/81leg14
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/81leg14 |
| Cruise period | 1981-10-01 — 1981-10-19 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Oban, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 14: The object of the cruise was to use the IGS 1m drill to help solve a number of mapping problems on the Argyll and Tiree sheets, as well as to carry out gravity coring and grabbing. |
| Chief scientist | Daniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (3.92 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Tiree and Argyll Sheet |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 115 Description: Shipek grab |
| Core - rock | Quantity: number of stations = 36 Description: Vibrocorer |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 61 Description: Gravity sediment corer system |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of stations = 22 Description: IGS 1m drill system (2 drills) |
