1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 1998-049-FA

Identifier 1998-049-FA
Alternate names MNHA 9849
Purpose Conduct sediment sampling for USCG around mercury-laden shipwreck M/V EMPIRE KNIGHT.
Location coastal Maine, coastal New Hampshire, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Stations: 35; Sediment samples: 29; Bottom photos: 75 (1 photo CD); Video transects: 35 (7 tapes).
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments Report prepared from planning documents and collected data. Mobilization will be on Sunday, Nov. 1, at USCG in Portland, ME. Demob planned for Thursday, Nov. 5, in Portland. Original Center People field contained: Dann Blackwood, Kenneth Parolski; Mob/demob: Joseph Newell, Robert Barton, Kenneth Parolski. Information from Foghorn: New winch and video/photo system;P-code navigation;
Platform
Marcus Hanna
175 feet long. Buoy tender.
Itinerary
Start Portland, ME 1998-11-01
End Portland, ME 1998-11-05
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.5
East -70
North 43.7
South 43

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Page C Valentine
Crew members
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Robert W Barton
Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.
Scientist, Staff
Kenneth Parolski
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Page C Valentine
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Wade Gough, USCG; John Sowles, Maine DEP
Affiliate staff Wade Gough, USCG; John Sowles, ME DEP

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Video, Photo, Geology, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Camera- deep sea Photo (no data reported)
SeaBOSS Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology (no data reported)
P-code GPS Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity