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RV Cefas Endeavour 17/15

Cruise plan

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Cefas Endeavour (74E9)
Cruise identifier17/15
Cruise period2015-08-02 — 2015-08-06
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLowestoft, United Kingdom
Port of returnLowestoft, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesAims

1. Service SmartBuoys at Dowsing, Warp and West Gabbard.
2. Service waverider at Firth of Forth, Tyne and Dowsing.

Plan

Sail 11:00 02 August 2015. The Endeavour will proceed directly to West Gabbard and service the SmartBuoy, then head north to service the Firth of Forth waverider on the morning of the 3rd. Later that day the Tyne waverider will be serviced before proceeding overnight to the Dowsing SmartBuoy and waverider on the 4th. Next day, on morning of the 5th the Warp SmartBuoy will be serviced. Additional water samples may be collected at any time and before returning to Lowestoft for the early morning tide on the 6 August. De-mob asap on the 6th. If the weather is poor the route may be revised.
Chief scientistElisa Capuzzo (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Lowestoft Laboratory)
Cruise programmeRV Cefas Endeavour 17/15 cruise programme endeavour17_15.pdf  (0.02 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificDowsing, Warp, West Gabbard, Firth of Forth, Tyne, Dowsing.
Data held at BODC 
Discrete samples 
6  Water bottle hydrocast