MV Whitethorn 4/80 Leg 2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | MV Whitethorn (74WT) |
| Cruise identifier | 4/80 Leg 2 |
| Cruise period | 1980-06-20 — 1980-07-02 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | The object of leg 2 was to complete sampling on the Peterhead and Marr Bank. Poor weather caused diversion of effort to the Marr Bank SW, NW and the Tay-Forth stand-by work areas. 149 sites were occupied, 66 with the vibrocorer. |
| Chief scientist | Rodney Owens (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Project | 80/WH/04 |
| Coordinating body | British Geological Survey |
| Cruise report |  (7.66 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Specific | North Sea |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| Grab | Quantity: number of stations = 149 Description: grabs and cores |
