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Voyage - Leg:       AT 03-10
Voyage Dates:       25 Oct - 19 Nov 1997
Chief Sci(s):       Richard Lutz
Address:            Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
                    71 Dudley Road
                    Rutgers University
                    New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone:              732-932-8959 ext. 200
Email:              rlutz@ahab.rutgers.edu
Cruise Objective:   Video, digital, and 35mm surveys of Biotransect Site;
                    sampling of biological communities
Science Activities: Retrieval and deployment of numerous temperature arrays
                    Retrieval and deployment of time-lapse camera arrays
                    Water sampling at numerous high and low temperature
                    vents
                    Bacterial sampling via slurp gun
                    Deployment of Vent Cap array
                    Mesotech surveys of Biotransect area
                    Micro-water sipper sampling at diffuse vents
                    Night-time camera tows with digital camera
                    Night-time CTD casts
                    Night-time dredging/ rock coring operations
Operations Area:    Biotransect Site: 9* 50'N 104* 17.4'W

SSSG Tech:             Greg Herlein, sssg@atlantis.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        San Diego, CA
Agent:                 Paxton, Shreve & Hays
                       2191 Main St., Suite 6
                       San Diego, CA 92113
                       Tele: (619) 232-8941
                       Fax: (619) 232-3006
                       Tom Jenkins
Arrival Port:          Manzanillo, Mexico
Agent:                 Zega Transmarina S.A. de C.V.
                       140 Avenida Morelos, Centro 5to Piso
                       28200 Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
                       Telephone: 011-52-(333) 22060/20480
                       Fax: 011-52-(333) 24477
                       U.S. Phone: (310) 432-6941
                       Vasile Tudoran
Installed Scientific   Rock dredge, pinger, deionized water, Niskin
Equipment:             bottles, fume hood
WHOI-Provided Science  Slurp gun, high and low temperature probes,
Tools:                 Mesotech sonar, 4 - laser system
Program-Provided       Lange remote head camera
Science Tools:         Lange macro camera
                       Lange hi-def camera
                       Basket-mounted turret for cameras
                       Benthos digital camera
                       Manifold sampler
                       Micro-sipper sampler
Shipboard              Hydro and traction winches
Equipment/Nav:
Other Requirements:
Notes:                                     Wiring diagrams and information
                                           for Lange cameras will be
                                           supplied by William Lange; Will
                                           Hanley will be on board to
                                           assist with installations and
                                           operations of cameras.

                                           Wiring diagrams and/or
                                           information for micro-sipper
                                           have been supplied by Craig
                                           Cary.
Navy Clearance Status:

Last Modified: 10/22/1998

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