RV Corella 11/72
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Corella (74CX) |
| Cruise identifier | 11/72 |
| Cruise period | 1972-07-27 — 1972-08-09 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Lowestoft, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1. To measure the dispersal of a cargo of sewage sludge dumped at the
Barrow Deep spoil ground. 2. To measure the hydrographic conditions in the area at the time. 3. To test the Carnes recording current meter. 4. To collect grab samples for Dr Shelton. |
| Chief scientist | Arthur J Lee (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory) |
| Cruise report |  (0.18 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Measurements | |
| Physical oceanography | |
| Water bottle stations | |
| Current meters | Description: 10 days |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Other biological/fisheries measurement | Quantity: number of samples = 131 Description: biological pollutants |
| Meteorology | |
| Occasional standard measurements | |
| Other meteorological measurements | Description: sea and swell |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Dredge | Quantity: number of stations = 58 |
