MV Whitethorn 8/81leg12
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 8/81leg12 |
| Cruise period | 1981-09-02 — 1981-09-16 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Blyth, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Stornoway, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Geology. Legs 1-6, 12-14. Principal scientists were: Chesher, Owens, Evans and Fyfe. CSU = CSU II Edinburgh
Leg 12: The purpose of this leg was to complete selected vibrocorer and gravity corer sites in the Central North Sea, namely on the Devil's Hole and Forties sheets, and then to complete routine sampling in Caithness Sheet NW, and if time permitted, to commence sampling the Sutherland Sheet. |
| Chief scientist | John A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (1.29 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea |
| Specific | Devil's Hole, Forties Sheets, Caithness Sheet NW, Sutherland Sheet |
| Measurements | |
| Meteorology | |
| Routine standard measurements | Quantity: number of stations = 330 Description: 165 GS,44 VE,110 CS, and 11 CR stations in the Central North Sea, NW Caithness and Sutherland |
