Field Activity Details for field activity A887SC

AKA: none

Other ID: A-8-87-SC,PAC_BARONESS_LEG_1

Status: Completed

Organization(s): University of California, Santa Barbara, Battelle, Land and Sea Surveys, Inc., USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): California Outer Continental Shelf Phase II Monitoring Program (MU029)

Principal Investigator(s):

Affiliate Investigator(s): Bruce Robison (UCSB/MSI),Stanley Margolis (UCSB/UCD)

Information Specialist(s):

Data Type(s): Sonar: Sidescan, Imagery: Photo, Imagery: Video, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Locate sunken vessel Pac Baroness using side scan sonar. Examine the vessel with the Recon IV ROV System, and determine overall damage for potential discharges of copper ore and oil. Photograph and video tape the wreck, surrounding sediments and biota, using the ROV System. Collect sediment and water samples within 200 m of the wreck. Trawl for animal specimens for body burden analysis of trace metals (especially copper) and possibly hydrocarbons.

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Start Date: 1987-11-16

End Date: 1987-11-18

Equipment Used: sidescansonar, underwatercamera, underwatertelevision, ottertrawl, grab

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: The sunken vessel was located through the use of side scan sonar and the ships fathometer. Equipment failures precluded additional attempts to inspect the vessel with the ROV. The ROV obtained some environmental samples and some video footage of ambient sediments and biota was obtained within about 500 to 250 m to the NW of the vessel. 16 water samples were collected from four different locations within 300 m of the wreck via bottles attached to the ROV. A small grab sample of sediment was collected within a 150-m range of the vessel. No tissue samples were collected.

Staff: Michael Boyle

Affiliate Staff:
Paul Stout (UCSB/MSI) - Unspecified Investigator
Bruce Luyendyk (UCSB/Geological Sciences) - Unspecified Investigator
Rachel Haymon (UCSB/Geological Sciences) - Unspecified Investigator
Kim Reisenbichler (UCSB/MSI) - Unspecified Investigator
Eric Doehne (UCS/Geology) - Unspecified Investigator
Gary Brewer (MMS) - Unspecified Investigator
Jim Campbell (Battelle Ventura) - Unspecified Investigator
James Cooley (Land and Sea Surveys
Inc.) - Unspecified Investigator

Notes:

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Bruce Robison (UCSB/MSI) - Chief Scientist
Stanley Margolis (UCSB/UCD) - Chief Scientist
Paul Stout (UCSB/MSI) - Unspecified Investigator
Bruce Luyendyk (UCSB/Geological Sciences) - Unspecified Investigator
Rachel Haymon (UCSB/Geological Sciences) - Unspecified Investigator
Kim Reisenbichler (UCSB/MSI) - Unspecified Investigator
Eric Doehne (UCS/Geology) - Unspecified Investigator
Gary Brewer (MMS) - Unspecified Investigator
Mike Boyle (USGS Western Region) - Unspecified Investigator
Jim Campbell (Battelle Ventura) - Unspecified Investigator
James Cooley (Land and Sea Surveys, Inc.) - Unspecified Investigator

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California

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