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Voyage - Leg:       KN 182-13
Voyage Dates:       28 Mar - 03 May 2006
Chief Sci(s):       Donald Forsyth (Forsyth/Tolstoy)
Address:            Brown University
                    Dept. of Geological Sciences
                    Brown University
                    Box 1846
                    Providence, RI 02912
                    Maya Tolstoy
                    LDEO
                    Route 9W
                    Palisades, NY 10964
                    Phone: 845-365-8791
                    Email: tolstoy@ldeo.columbia.edu
Phone:              401-863-1699
Email:              Donald_Forsyth@brown.edu
Cruise Objective:   Underway geophysical mapping of
                    Quebrada/Discovery/Gofar FZs,
Science Activities: Forsyth - Dredging fresh, intratransform basalts,
                    Tolstoy - Recovery and redeployment of ocean bottom
                    seismometers
Operations Area:    Equatorial Pacific, EPR
                    Forsyth - 3-5 S/102-107 W,
                    2500 -4800 m

                    Tolstoy OBS Location - 9.8N, 104.3W

SSSG Tech:             sssg @knorr.whoi.edu
                       Robbie Laird and Amy Simoneau
Departure Port:        Galapagos
Agent:                 Master R/V KNORR
                       Attn: Scientist's Name
                       IN TRANSIT
                       c/o Naugala Yacht Services
                       Bario El Eden
                       Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos
                       ECUADOR

                       Contact: Johnny Romero/Vasile Tudoran
                       tel. (593) 525 27403
                       mobile: (593) 99 339494
                       email: nautigal@interactive.net.ec
Arrival Port:          San Diego, USA
Agent:                 Master R/V KNORR
                       Attn: Scientist's Name
                       c/o Paxton, Shreve & Hays Inc.
                       2191 Main St.
                       San Diego, CA 92113

                       Contact: Tom Jenkins
                       tel. (619) 232-8941
                       fax: (619) 232-3006
                       telex: 6731029 SHREVE SDG
                       email: marineops@pshinc.net
Installed Scientific   12 & 3.5 kHz Transducers
Equipment:             Seabeam
WHOI-Provided Science  Gravimeter
Tools:                 Towed Magnetometer (2 each)
                       Rock Saw
                       Rock Dredges
                       Pinger for Wire Use
Program-Provided       MAPR - The MAPR tool is fastened on the trawl wire
Science Tools:         just above the pinger when dredging.  It basically
                       has a thermistor and nephelometer and is used to
                       detect disturbances in the water column associated
                       with hydrothermal circulation and venting.
                       SIO will also be bringing dredges and possibly weak
                       links
Shipboard              Doppler/GPS Navigation
Equipment/Nav:
Other Requirements:    Night Work Anticipated
Notes:                 Will need to store rock samples on board to be
                       off-loaded at Woods Hole

                       2 dredging techs(SIO) and seabeam tech (WHOI)

                       Tolstoy - The estimate that Jeff Babcock provided
                       earlier in the year was ~18 hours to recover 12
                       instruments and 12 hours deploy another 12.  So
                       that's less than 2 days if all goes well.

                       If time permits after our OBS turn-around work, we'd
                       like to take a few hours to lower a pressure gauge
                       on a wire that Don Fornari will be providing for the
                       site to allow for tidal and temperature
                       measurements. Will need CTD or another wire for
                       this.

                       A trawl wire lowering within ~300-500m of the bottom
                       will also be  required to test LC2000 acoustics.
                       This is a small package weighing  only 300-400 lbs.
Navy Clearance Status:

Last Modified: 12/13/2006

Check List:          Required?          Comments
US Customs Form      Yes
Explosives Clearance No
Isotope Use Approval No
Diplomatic Clearance No
SCUBA Diving         No