PRE CRUISE INFORMATION

1. Ship Name/Onwer Operator: MS Coastal/Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
2. Cruise No.: 95009
3. Project Number: 7240-33582
4. Funding Agency: USGS
5. Area of Operation: Folly Beach, SC
   Bounds of survey area:
   Latitude: 32.593N - 32.718N
   Longitude: 79.968W - 79.812W
6. Cruise Dates: 1-14 August, 1995
7. Chief Scientist: William Schwab
8. Scientific Party: Bill Schwab - PI (USGS)
   Dave Nichols - Electronic Technician (USGS)
   Barry Irwin - Navigation (USGS)
   Bill Danforth - Data Processing (USGS)
   Paul Gayes - co-PI (Coastal Carolina University)
9. Ship's Captain: Bobby Haselden, Coastal Carolina University
10. Purpose of Cruise: Image shoreface and inner shelf off Folly Beach, SC.
11. Navigation Techniques: Differential GPS
12. Scientific Equipment:
    Klein 100 kHz sidescan sonar
    Odem 12 kHz fathometer
    Benthos 7000 Deck Unit (range to tow fish)
13. Days at Sea: 7
14. Sidescan Surveys:
    Location: Folly Beach, SC
    km2: 40
    line km: NA
    swath width: 100

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