RRS James Cook JC228A

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info.
Ship name (ship code)	RRS James Cook (740H)
Cruise identifier	JC228A
Cruise period	2023-01-13 — 2023-01-22
Status	Completed
Port of departure	Caldera, Costa Rica
Port of return	Caldera, Costa Rica
Purpose	Research
Objectives	The cruise JC228 was split into two legs due to the amount of equipment needed exceeding what can be handled on board the RRS James Cook, with a mid-cruise port call at Caldera. JC228 collected MCS and WAS data. JC228A collected cores and heatflow data, with two unsuccessful attempts to deploy Autosub 5. Data collected is listed with JC228.
Chief scientist	Ingo Grevemeyer (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel (East Shore Campus)), Ingo Klaucke (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel (East Shore Campus))
Project	MoHole to Mantle initiative; Bend Fault Serpentinization experiment
Ocean/sea areas
General	North East Pacific Ocean (limit 180W)
Specific	Guatemala Basin