Cruise summary report
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name | Ferder |
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Cruise identifier | 77/8 Leg 2 |
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Cruise period | 1977-06-26 — 1977-07-17 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Port of return | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
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Purpose | Research |
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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) |
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Chief scientist | John A Chesher (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh) |
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Cruise report | (10 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | North Sea Irish Sea and St. George's Channel North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) |
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Track charts | |
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Measurements | |
Geology and geophysics | |
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In-situ seafloor measurement/sampling | Quantity: number of cores = 7 Description: drilling - 7 boreholes drilled |