RV Lough Foyle LF 2703
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF 2703 |
| Cruise period | 2003-06-28 — 2003-07-04 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Objectives
1. To assess the utility of the RV Lough Foyle as a platform for multi beam sonar. 2. To carry out multibeam survey of key features in the N Channel and around Rathlin Island. 3. To survey Stanton and Blackstone Banks. 4. To survey Mingulay, west of Skye and Rum/Eigg sites in the Minch for the presence of deepwater coral, Lophelia pertussa. |
| Chief scientist | Brian Stewart (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.04 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | North Channel, Skye, Rhum, Eigg, Minch |
