FS Poseidon PO504
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | FS Poseidon (06PO) |
| Cruise identifier | PO504 |
| Cruise period | 2016-08-28 — 2016-09-10 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Kiel, Germany |
| Port of return | Kiel, Germany |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Research into natural and anthropogenic gas seepage sites in the North Sea with potential study of environmental impact on the seabed, using modern hydro-acoustic equipment and an ROV for video survey and sampling. The work is a follow up on intense research that has been conducted at the abandoned gas well 22/4b-4 in the British sector. |
| Chief scientist | Jens Schneider von Deimling (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel (East Shore Campus)) |
| Cruise report |  (5.62 MB) |
| NPRC | (3.17 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |