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FRV Clupea 0274C
Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
Ship name (ship code) | FRV Clupea (74CU) |
Cruise identifier | 0274C |
Cruise period | 1974-02-26 — 1974-03-16 |
Status | Completed |
Port of departure | Buckie, United Kingdom |
Purpose | Trials |
Objectives | 1. To carry out a series of handling trials to prove the completed handling system using a reduced number of staff.
2. To carry out an extensive series of emergency recoveries with the vehicle floating or submerged. 3. To investigate the problems of using a hand held location system during emergency operations. 4. To evaluate the limiting sea state for handling. |
Chief scientist | George Cameron (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland Aberdeen Marine Laboratory) |
Project | Perparatory Towed Underwater Vehicle Mock-up Trials |
Cruise report | (0.13 MB) |
Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea |
Specific | Moray Firth |
Measurements | |
Biology and fisheries | |
Gear research | Quantity: number of recoveries = 9 Description: Emergency recoveries made with the TUV sunk on the bottom |