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Cape Shore 78/CS/06 Leg 3

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship nameCape Shore
Cruise identifier78/CS/06 Leg 3
Cruise period1978-05-19 — 1978-06-01
StatusCompleted
Port of departureLerwick, United Kingdom
Port of returnLerwick, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesObjective:
To vibrocore, gravity core and grab sample in the Cormorant 1:250 000 sheet.

The weather was generally good with only 9 hours lost to rough seas. 128 station sites were occupied in water depths exceeding 300m, with the deepest vibrocore site being about 225m.
Chief scientistDaniel Evans (Institute of Geological Sciences, Edinburgh)
Cruise reportCape Shore 78/CS/06 Leg 3 cruise report cape_shore6_78leg3.pdf (2.57 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
Norwegian Sea
North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W)
SpecificCormorant
Measurements 
Geology and geophysics 
GrabQuantity: number of stations = 85
Description: Shipek grab sediment samples collected
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of stations = 43
Description: vibrocores collected
Core - soft bottomQuantity: number of stations = 85
Description: gravity cores collected