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.
Description
University of California, Santa Barbara,United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California,Battelle,Land and Sea Surveys, Inc.. Chief Scientists: Bruce Robison, Stanley Margolis. Geophysical data (sidescansonar, underwatercamera, underwatertelevision, ottertrawl, grab) of field activity A-8-87-SC in Off Pt. Sal, California from 11/16/1987 to 11/18/1987
Location
California
Summary
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.
Comments
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
