USGS
Cruise Report

Post Cruise Information

CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER:
97032
Alternate Leg or Cruise Number:
 
Platform:
DIANE G
Submersible (if any):
 
Owner-Operator:
Marlin Offshore
Captain:
Jeff Lozier
Center Principal and Affiliate Principal
(if any):
Rob Thieler, Bill Schwab
USACOE
Area of Operations:
Southern Shore of Long Island, Fire Island to Montauk Point
Bounding Coordinates
 
North:
41.1
South:
40.6
West:
-72.85
East:
-71.78
Start and End Dates:
SEP 24, 1997 to OCT 19, 1997
Start and End Ports:
from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA
Number of Days at Sea:
26
Cruise Objectives:
Complete the high resolution sea-floor mapping investigation along the inner shelf south of Long Island, NY.
Scientific Party(USGS):
Leg 1:Bill Danforth,Chris Polloni,Dave Foster,Eric Haase;Leg 1+2:Rob Thieler,Tom O Brien,Ann Swift;
Scientific Party(affiliate):
Leg 1:Ilya Buynevich-BU; Leg 2:Brian Donahue-Univ S. FL;
Scientific Equipment:
SIS-1000 sidescan/Chirp,Geopulse boomer system,Fathometer,DGPS Navigation,EPC recorder,Van Veen sampler none
Navigation techniques used:
DGPS; Ranging to sidescan towfish
Cruise Funding Source:
USGS and USACOE, NY District
Project Title:
Sand Resources, Long Island, NY, Inner Shelf
Remarks:
There was a crew-change Oct 7-8 in Newport, RI
Tabulated Information:
 
Days at Sea:
26
Continuous Data (in Km):
2700
Number of Stations Occupied:
135

Report Date:13:13 11/14/1997
Submitted by: Rob Thieler