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RRS Challenger CH14A/76

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RRS Challenger (74CH)
Cruise identifierCH14A/76
Cruise period1976-09-17 — 1976-09-26
StatusCompleted
Port of departureSouthampton, United Kingdom
Port of returnPeterhead, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesThis first leg of the cruise was a period of study on the IGS pockmarks area between the Forties and Piper oilfields.
Chief scientistNigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh)
Cruise reportRRS Challenger CH14A/76 cruise report ch14_76.pdf (0.33 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificIGS Pockmarks area between the Forties and Piper oilfields
Track chartsRRS Challenger CH14A/76 cruise track — ch14_76track.pdf (0.02 MB) 
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
Core - rockDescription: Consub drilling.
Multi-beam echosounding