Alternate Leg: ID (85-9) Area of Operations : Cleveland Ledge, Phinney Rock, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Dates: June 19, 1985 to June 28, 1985 Chief scientist: John Moody
Objectives: Deploy tripods #298, 299, 300. Recover tripods #293, #294, and #295. Confirm location of tripod #298. Type of Activity: Mooring work;Tripod and subsurface mooring recovery and deployment Information to be derived: Times series data;Tripod and subsurface mooring recovery and deployment. Summary: Moorings deployed: 2(#298, 299,300 no recovery logs). Moorings recovered: 3(#293,294,295, all deployed #85006 ASTERIAS Mar 28-Apr 9, 1985.) LEG 1 - 06/19/1985 No response from tripod #294 release, no surface float, despite repeated attempts. Tripod #298 deployed. Subsurface mooring #293 released, did not surface and was recovered by dragging. Mooring #298 confirmed at bottom. Tripod #295 recovered. LEG 2 - 06/26/1985 Tripod #299 released. Start search for tripod #294. Place buoy on anchor at possible #294 site for possible underwater search later. LEG 3 - 06/28/1985 Divers search for tripod #294. Located and recovered. USGS Project Number:
Contact: John Moody ()
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