Ferder 77/8 Leg 2
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name | Ferder |
| Cruise identifier | 77/8 Leg 2 |
| Cruise period | 1977-06-26 — 1977-07-17 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | 1977 Drilling Programme.
To investigate and confirm the presence and nature of the Tertiary and Mesozoic sediment basins in the area to the north-west of Scotland, and around the Orkney and Shetland Islands. 7 boreholes were drilled (77/16, 77/60, 77/81, 77/31, 77/12, 77/39 and 77/15) |
| Chief scientist | John A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
| Cruise report |  (10 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
| Track charts |  |
| Measurements | |
| Geology and geophysics | |
| In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of cores = 7 Description: drilling - 7 boreholes drilled |
