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RRS Discovery D170

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Discovery (74E3)
Cruise identifierD170
Cruise period1987-09-04 — 1987-09-23
StatusCompleted
Port of departureFalmouth, United Kingdom
Port of returnBarry, United Kingdom
PurposeTrials
ObjectivesThis was a joint cruise between the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, and the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences. The objective of the Cambridge party was to carry out trials of a new electromagnetic deep tow sounding system; that of the IOS was to test new instrumentation including midwater particle sampling equipment, a deep sea precision echo sounder and FSK telemetry system. The opportunity was also taken by IOS to carry out seismic explosive trials and to recover and relay a bathysnap instrument. If time allowed it was also hoped to attempt the recovery of certain equipment in the Porcupine Sea Bight area. Unfortunately the cruise had to be shortened by one day leaving very little time for salvage activities.
Chief scientistJ Stuart M Rusby (Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Wormley Laboratory), Martin C Sinha (University of Cambridge Department of Earth Sciences)
Cruise reportRRS Discovery D170 cruise report d170.pdf (0.39 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificPorcupine Sea Bight/ Porcup. Abyssal Plain
Track chartsRRS Discovery D170 cruise track — trk3399.html
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
Bottom photographyDescription: deploy & recover bathysnap
Other geological/geophysical measurementsDescription: equipment trials