MV Whitethorn 82/WH/05
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 82/WH/05 |
| Cruise period | 1982-08-19 — 1982-08-31 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Inst.of Geol.Sc.(IGS);Marine Geol.Unit(MGLU)(D.A.Ardus)
1) To rock drill in a number of areas west of Orkney and Shetland 2) To complete sampling coverage where necessary |
| Chief scientist | John A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh), Nigel G T Fannin (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (5.16 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Foula, Rona, Shipek, Minch |
| Track charts | (0.64 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 60 Description: Shipek Grab |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: Sediment Corer |
| Core - soft bottom | Quantity: number of stations = 10 Description: Anchored Vibrocorer |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of stations = 4 Description: 1M Rock drill sites drilled SE Foula |
