Granuaile RD2
Cruise plan
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | Granuaile (45GN) |
| Cruise identifier | RD2 |
| Cruise period | 2019-08-05 — 2019-09-11 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Cork, Ireland |
| Port of return | Cork, Ireland |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The primary objective of the project is to test recent upgrades to BGS's seabed coring system, RD2. As part of this work we will obtain seabed core samples, which will be used to further BGS Marine Geoscience research.
The BGS RD2 system is a remote seabed corer capable of drilling to 55 mbsf in up to 4000m of water. A major upgrade to the system has resulted in a requirement to conduct offshore trials prior to UK and lntematlonal science projects planned for 2020/2021. The objectives of this project wlll be to prove that the system is ready for future projects and at the same time obtain cores that will contribute to ongoing SGS science in this region of the UK continental shelf. |
| Chief scientist | Oli Peppe (Scottish Association for Marine Science) |
| NPRC |  (0.80 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Celtic Sea |
| Specific | Celtic Margin (region around the Whittard Canyon). |
