Recover 5 short-period OBSes deployed in the Puerto Rico Trench on March 8, 2007 from the NOAA vessel NANCY FOSTER by USGS and WHOI scientists.
Location
Puerto Rico Trench, off northeast Puerto Rico, north of the Virgin Islands, northeast Caribbean, North Atlantic;
Summary
Three swarms with at least 518 earthquakes while the OBSes were recording. While on the way to pick up the OBSes, the DAUNTLESS was diverted to pick up 31 Dominican migrants drifting on a small boat in the high seas (see URL https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/586/170631/). OBSes recovered: 5 (deployed NANCY FOSTER FA 07004 March 8, 2007).
Info derived
Morphology;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Uri ten Brink - chief scientist; Alberto Lopez.
Project = Tsunami and earthquake hazard for the NE Caribbean, Tsunami and earthquake hazard for the NE Caribbean
