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Comments - Dive R545 |
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SubSmps |
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Automated Logging System not giving accurate information!! All auto time, heading, depth and utm position information inaccurate! CORRECT TIME AND POSITION ENTRIES ARE FOUND IN COMMENTS COLUMN. As always, positions in utm x/y columns are automated and not flagged for accuracy. Consult dive maps for final position data. |
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Tasks: Deploy larval tubes, Hobos, MTRs, bactraps. Recover bactraps, hobos. Suction sampling of sulfides, gtb's, McLane pump and more at ASHES Vent Field and the caldera wall. |
Bottom time: JD188(7/6) 0610-1435 |
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ROPOS in the water at 0519 |
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05:23 'Tunnicliffe tape' is on starting at ~85 meters |
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06:08:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1525 |
326 |
421440 |
5087140 |
0610 - On bottom. |
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06:10:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1539 |
334 |
421440 |
5087140 |
0611 -Start Embley tapes. At crack vent at ASHES where the Johnson Bio-column experiment was. Start Tunnicliffe tapes too at 0613. |
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06:13:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
44 |
421441 |
5087140 |
0615 - Photo #21 of ropy sheet flow lavas between Gollum and Crack Vents. NOTE: The counter for photos was just reset, so the next photo will be #1. |
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06:14:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
6 |
421441 |
5087140 |
0617 - Milk crate with 4 larval traps put down on the seafloor, will come back to get them after we deploy bacteria traps at Gollum. Moving North to Gollum now. |
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06:14:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
9 |
421441 |
5087140 |
The official larval tubes of major league baseball, deployed between Gollum and Crack Vents. |
R545-001 |
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06:19:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
4 |
421441 |
5087140 |
0620 Navigation is not working well. Photo 1, 2, 3 of Gollum and bacteria traps. |
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06:19:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1543 |
15 |
421441 |
5087140 |
Gollum bacterial traps before recovery |
R545-002 |
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06:21:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
330 |
421441 |
5087140 |
0622 - Positioning to pick up bacteria trap 45 at Gollum. Photo 4 taken of bacteria trap 45 at Gollum. |
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06:24:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
324 |
421441 |
5087140 |
0625 - RECOVERING bacteria trap 45, put into port side of biobox. Gollum x=421422 y=5087166 depth=1546m. |
R545-BT-0001 |
Moyer |
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06:26:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
341 |
421441 |
5087140 |
bac trap 33 old position |
R545-003 |
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06:26:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
341 |
421441 |
5087140 |
0627 - Repositioning bacteria trap #33 at Gollum vent because it wasn't in the flow when deployed in 1998. |
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06:28:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
311 |
421424 |
5087165 |
bac trap 33 new position |
R545-004 |
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06:30:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
301 |
421430 |
5087164 |
0630 - DEPLOYING MTR 3026 AT GOLLUM VENT. |
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06:30:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
301 |
421430 |
5087164 |
.... add MTR 3026 |
R545-005 |
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06:32:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
301 |
421408 |
5087169 |
0633 - DEPLOYING BACTERIA TRAP #50 AT GOLLUM VENT, right over the MTR (#3026). |
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06:33:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
308 |
421416 |
5087165 |
adding new bac trap |
R545-006 |
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06:37:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
311 |
421401 |
5087187 |
0637 - Good video of Gollum vent. Tons of limpets covering tube worms with palm worms interspersed. |
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06:40:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
310 |
421221 |
5087529 |
0641 - Positioning to take a suction sample of provannid snails on periphery of Gollum vent. Need to move the sub a bit to get a good angle for suction. |
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06:43:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
299 |
421423 |
5087166 |
Start suction sample of provaniid snails (BIO) at 0646 into Jar#4. Stop suction at 0652. (Basalt chips sub sample). Gollum |
R545-SS-J4-0002 |
Tunnicliffe |
J Chadwick |
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06:46:36 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
299 |
421423 |
5087166 |
0647 - Very stark demarkation between clumps of limpets, tubeworms, palm worms etc. which live right in the flow versus the provaniids which live on the bare basalt on vent periphery. |
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06:50:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
303 |
421403 |
5087184 |
0651 - Suctioning snails at Gollum. |
Tunnicliffe |
R545-007 |
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06:54:06 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
307 |
421422 |
5087166 |
0655 - Gollum site where we suctioned snails and deployed a trap. |
R545-008 |
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06:56:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
307 |
421422 |
5087166 |
0659 - Going back to the cage to wait for everything to settle out. Turned off Tunnicliffe tape. |
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07:00:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1531 |
199 |
421405 |
5087173 |
0701 -GPS is jumping around so we're having trouble figuring out where we are. |
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07:03:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1493 |
285 |
421405 |
5087173 |
0705 - Turned the McLane pump on and it is currently pumping water for particles and larvae |
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07:08:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1499 |
73 |
421405 |
5087173 |
0709 - Ship seems to have settled down, GPS is back, so we're going back down to find the larval columns near Crack. |
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07:11:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1520 |
309 |
421411 |
5087111 |
0713 - Coming back down to the bottoms and looking for the column at Crack to then find the larval traps. |
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07:12:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1530 |
309 |
421411 |
5087111 |
0714 - We're looking at Hillock/Phoenix. |
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07:14:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1542 |
323 |
421411 |
5087111 |
0716 - We've found some clams, but most of them look dead. Also a sea cucumber. |
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07:15:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1543 |
8 |
421411 |
5087111 |
dead clams at Phoenix |
R545-009 |
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07:15:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1543 |
58 |
421411 |
5087111 |
dead clams behind Phoenix |
R545-010 |
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07:17:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
74 |
421411 |
5087111 |
0719 - Still waiting for the ship to settle out- it seems to be moving back now. |
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07:20:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
66 |
422166 |
5087582 |
Holothuria at Phoenix |
R545-011 |
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07:20:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
66 |
422166 |
5087582 |
0721 - Photo 5 of holothurian near the dead clams near Phoenix |
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07:22:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1539 |
308 |
421411 |
5087111 |
0715 -The ship is drifting to the south, which is messing up our navigation and ability to maneuver. |
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07:22:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
65 |
422166 |
5087582 |
0723 - We're watching the hole on the holothurian...wow |
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07:23:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
64 |
422166 |
5087582 |
0724 - Enough of that fun- back to looking for the column and larval traps. |
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07:24:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
37 |
422166 |
5087582 |
0726 - We see an octopus! Photo #6, Highlights on. |
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07:24:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
37 |
422166 |
5087582 |
Octopus on the way to Gollum. |
R545-012 |
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07:25:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
74 |
422166 |
5087582 |
octopus |
R545-013 |
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07:26:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
89 |
422166 |
5087582 |
0727 - Photo 7 Another picture of the octopus |
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07:28:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
81 |
421404 |
5087133 |
0729 - We've found the Johnson column near Crack. We're going to recover the Vemco from here. |
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07:30:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
55 |
421418 |
5087139 |
0730 - VEMCO into port biobox- it's not really in flow but surrounded by shimmery flow. (Deployed on an Alvin dive 3245 in 1998). Near Crack Vent x=421424 y=5087135. |
R545-VEMCO-0003 |
Embley |
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07:31:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
58 |
421418 |
5087145 |
0731 - Highlights off |
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07:31:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
57 |
421418 |
5087145 |
0732 - Looking at Paul Johnson's cement block at Crack- seems to be shimmery flow coming through the hole where the column used to be, as well as flow around the base. |
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07:33:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
58 |
421419 |
5087144 |
0734 - Now going to look for larval tubes |
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07:34:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
58 |
421384 |
5087176 |
0735 - Photo #8 of Paul Johnson's Crack Vent column |
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07:34:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
58 |
421384 |
5087176 |
Paul Johnson's biocolumn at crack vent |
R545-014 |
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07:34:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
57 |
421384 |
5087176 |
0735 - The larval tubes are in view. Tunnicliffe tape is on. We're getting acoustic navigation intermittently. |
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07:35:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
58 |
421384 |
5087176 |
0738 - We are going to get one of the larval traps out of the milk crate to deploy it to the west. |
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07:39:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
29 |
421420 |
5087136 |
Picking up larval tubes near Crack Vent. |
R545-015 |
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07:39:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
29 |
421420 |
5087136 |
0746 - Photo 9 of manipulating the milk crate with larval traps. |
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07:41:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
29 |
421420 |
5087136 |
0741 - Larval tube 6 is out of the crate and on the seafloor. |
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07:42:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
29 |
421384 |
5087181 |
0743 - Larval tube #8 is out of the milk crate and in the 7 function arm. |
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07:43:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
27 |
421420 |
5087135 |
0744 - We are putting larval tube #8 from the seven function arm into the 5. |
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07:44:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
28 |
421420 |
5087135 |
0745 - Now we're picking up larval tube #6 in the seven-function arm. |
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07:44:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
29 |
421458 |
5087094 |
0746 - Now we're heading west from just north of crack to find a place to deploy the traps. |
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07:46:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
29 |
421444 |
5087182 |
0747 - Setting down west/northwest from crack column to deploy the traps. |
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07:49:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
256 |
421420 |
5087135 |
0749 - Larval tube #6 fell over when we put it down-oops. |
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07:50:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
258 |
421420 |
5087135 |
0750 - Photo #10 of larval tube being picked up. |
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07:50:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
257 |
421417 |
5087138 |
0751 - Larval tube #6 fell out again and rolled into a group of tubeworms that look dead. |
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07:52:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
239 |
421383 |
5087172 |
0753 - Putting larval tube #8 into the other arm. |
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07:54:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
270 |
421417 |
5087138 |
0755 - Trying to find a flat place for larval tube #8. |
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07:59:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
271 |
421407 |
5087139 |
0759 - We're still trying to find a flat spot for larval tube #8. |
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08:01:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
62 |
421410 |
5087140 |
0802 - Larval tube #8 DEPLOYED is now on a flat surface and we are going to take the cap off. |
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08:02:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
45 |
421404 |
5087145 |
0803 - Fix for where we are putting the tube X 421406 Y5087138. |
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08:03:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
45 |
421404 |
5087145 |
0804 - Removed the cap for #8, leaving it on the ground Photo #11 of Tube #8. |
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08:04:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
47 |
421404 |
5087145 |
0806 - We're going to go pick up larval tube #6 to put it in place. |
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08:07:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
238 |
421410 |
5087139 |
0808 - picking up Tube #6 (larval trap). |
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08:07:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
238 |
421410 |
5087139 |
08:08 - near Crack. near bacterial trap #6. |
R545-016 |
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08:09:42 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
344 |
421401 |
5087134 |
0810 - We have successfully picked up larval tube #6, travelling back to the flat spot to deploy it. |
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08:12:42 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
103 |
421410 |
5087145 |
0813 - Deploying tube #6 near #8. Changed out Embley tape. |
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08:13:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
30 |
421410 |
5087145 |
0815 - Larval tube DEPLOYING #6 is now on the bottom and we will remove the cap now. |
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08:15:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
40 |
421377 |
5087181 |
0817 - Cap for tube #6 is out on the seafloor. |
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08:15:52 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
40 |
421377 |
5087181 |
0817 - We are going back to the milk crate to get the other larval tubes. |
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08:15:52 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
40 |
421377 |
5087181 |
08:18 - Larval tube #6 near Crack. |
R545-017 |
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08:19:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
137 |
421415 |
5087144 |
0819 - Fiddling with the larval tubes in the milk crate. |
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08:21:42 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
135 |
421409 |
5087144 |
0822 - Larval tube #5 is being removed from the milk crate and DEPLOYED. |
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08:24:12 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
136 |
421409 |
5087144 |
08:25 - larval tube #5 at Crack. |
R545-018 |
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08:27:42 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
103 |
421409 |
5087144 |
0828 - Removing larval tube #7 from milk crate now. |
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08:31:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
229 |
421421 |
5087142 |
0832 - Larval tube #7 has been removed. Now placing the milk crate near the column at Crack. |
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08:31:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
226 |
421421 |
5087142 |
08:32 - biocolumn box at crack. |
R545-019 |
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08:31:52 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
233 |
421421 |
5087142 |
0833 - Going back to uncap larval tube #5 and #7. |
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08:33:12 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
207 |
421421 |
5087142 |
0834 - Good fix for larval tubes position x=421417 y=5087156, between Crack and Daves. |
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08:33:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
207 |
421421 |
5087142 |
08:35 - larval tube #7 near Crack. |
R545-020 |
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08:33:52 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
308 |
421421 |
5087142 |
0835 - Removing larval tube cap #7. |
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08:35:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
274 |
422146 |
5089387 |
0837 - Now removing larval tube cap #5. |
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08:38:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
184 |
421418 |
5087138 |
0838 - Larval tube cap #5 removed. |
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08:38:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
184 |
421418 |
5087138 |
08:39 - larval tube #5 near Crack. |
R545-021 |
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08:39:24 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
183 |
421418 |
5087138 |
Photo #13 of the larval tube set up looking south. |
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08:39:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
183 |
421418 |
5087138 |
R545-022 |
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08:40:04 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
188 |
421418 |
5087138 |
08:40 - larval tubes near Crack. |
R545-023 |
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08:40:24 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
197 |
421418 |
5087138 |
0841 - Now we're going to go to Phoenix area to do microbial trap stuff. |
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08:44:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
136 |
422074 |
5089387 |
0845 - We think we're at Phoenix. |
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08:46:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
243 |
421405 |
5087133 |
0849 - Photo 14 of Phoenix, which we are indeed at, although we're still looking for the bact traps. |
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08:46:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
243 |
421405 |
5087133 |
08:49 - Phoenix |
R545-024 |
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08:50:24 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
327 |
421387 |
5087120 |
0850 - We're looking for Craig's traps now at Phoenix. I think we're at ROPOS now- yes, we've spotted the traps at ROPOS Vent. |
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08:50:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
17 |
421387 |
5087120 |
08:51 - bactrap at ROPOS. |
R545-025 |
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08:50:54 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
302 |
421387 |
5087120 |
0851 - The traps are completely encrusted in worms, limpets, gunk, etc. |
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08:51:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
249 |
421387 |
5087120 |
08:52 - bactrap at ROPOS. |
R545-026 |
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08:51:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
173 |
421387 |
5087120 |
08:52 - bactrap at ROPOS. When we lifted it up, two little octopi swam out from under it! |
R545-027 |
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08:51:54 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
170 |
421387 |
5087120 |
0852 - Bacterial trap #27 from ROPOS into port side of biobox. The traps are majorly covered in gunk and when we lifted it up two little octopi swam out from under it! z=1547. ROPOS Vent |
R545-BT-0004 |
Moyer |
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08:53:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
167 |
421387 |
5087120 |
08:55 - bactrap at ROPOS. |
R545-028 |
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08:56:04 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
167 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0856 - The line of this recovered trap is covered in feathery white microbial stuff. |
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08:57:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0857 - We're searching for the other microbial trap here at ROPOS- where's the trap? |
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08:57:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
162 |
421386 |
5087134 |
08:58 - ROPOS Vent |
R545-029 |
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08:57:54 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
165 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0858 - We've dug up another microbial trap- once again completely covered in white, worms, limpets, etc. |
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08:57:54 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
165 |
421386 |
5087134 |
08:59 - ROPOS |
R545-030 |
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08:59:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
151 |
421381 |
5087126 |
0900 - We can't find the rope to this trap so we're going to just pick it up. |
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09:00:24 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
147 |
421381 |
5087126 |
09:01 - bactrap (?) at ROPOS |
R545-031 |
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09:00:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
148 |
421381 |
5087126 |
0901 - So I've decided that this isn't actually a trap, but we're putting it in the biobox anyway. |
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09:01:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
147 |
421381 |
5087126 |
0902 - ROPOS Vent recovering bacterial trap #28 or a chunk of basalt with worms, limpets, anemeones on it. Into the starboard side of the biobox (BIO, RK subsamples). ROPOS Vent x=421386, y=5087134. |
R545-BT-0005 |
Moyer |
Tunnicliffe/ J Chadwick |
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09:02:24 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
130 |
421381 |
5087126 |
We've seen white crabs that we don't normally see. |
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09:05:16 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
191 |
421381 |
5087126 |
0905 - We're surveying ROPOS to find a place to put an MTR. |
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09:05:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
1 |
421387 |
5087122 |
0932 - We are no longer going to search for the missing traps at Phoenix- they have been assimilated into the structure. |
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09:05:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
190 |
421381 |
5087126 |
09:04 - ROPOS |
R545-032 |
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09:05:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
162 |
421381 |
5087126 |
09:06 - worms at ROPOS |
R545-033 |
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09:06:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
164 |
421381 |
5087126 |
0907 - We see lots of anemones, worms, limpets, diffuse flow, etc. Also looking for an area to slurp. |
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09:08:36 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0909 - We're looking at worms, crabs, etc. Galatheids are the name of the crab we're seeing that we haven't seen there before. They are white and furry- very strange looking. |
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09:08:36 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0909 - worms at ROPOS |
R545-034 |
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09:08:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0909 - galatheids at ROPOS |
R545-035 |
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09:10:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0910 - We're looking at a furry blob thing that looks like it might be an egg case or something of the crab? I don't know- maybe it's a tunicate? hmmm...Photo 15 of this site. |
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09:10:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
167 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0909 - unknown organism at ROPOS vent. |
R545-036 |
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09:11:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0912 - Furry tube worm cases |
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09:12:16 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
168 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0913 - We now think that furry thing is a closed up sea anemone |
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09:13:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
167 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0914 - We're spinning around to look at Phoenix for Craig's missing traps |
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09:16:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
136 |
421379 |
5087125 |
0917 - Checking out the worms, limpets, anemones, and mat at Phoenix |
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09:16:56 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
134 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:17 - Phoenix |
R545-037 |
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09:19:16 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
67 |
421379 |
5087125 |
0920 - We're still checking out Phoenix |
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09:20:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
33 |
421379 |
5087125 |
Photo 16 of Phoenix |
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09:20:36 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
33 |
421372 |
5087113 |
09:22 - worms at Phoenix |
R545-038 |
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09:21:16 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
13 |
422005 |
5089383 |
09:22 - worms at Phoenix |
R545-039 |
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09:22:06 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
11 |
421382 |
5087121 |
0923 - We're preparing to suction mat into Jar 7 |
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09:23:16 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
12 |
421387 |
5087122 |
0924 - Beginning to Suction sample of BACTERIAL MAT at Phoenix into Jar #7 Ended suction at 0930 z=1544. Hillock/Phoenix x=421390 y=5087130 |
R545-SS-J7-0006 |
Moyer |
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09:30:06 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
1 |
421387 |
5087122 |
0930 - We are done suctioning mat from Phoenix so are going back to ROPOS to deploy a bacterial trap and VEMCO. |
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09:30:06 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
1 |
421387 |
5087122 |
09:30 - suction sample of mat at Phoenix (bottle #7). |
R545-040 |
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09:33:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
52 |
421369 |
5087123 |
0935 - We are going to suction this little mound of oxide next to Phoenix. |
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09:34:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
49 |
421369 |
5087123 |
9:36 - taking a SS of Fe-oxide at Phoenix Vent. |
R545-041 |
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09:34:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
49 |
421369 |
5087123 |
0936 - Going to suction into Jar #1. |
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09:35:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
53 |
421369 |
5087123 |
0937 - Suction sample of IRON OXIDE (FeO) into Jar #1 It's just a little beehive mound standing by itself; looks like it is laminated. Suction ended at 0940. Hillock/Phoenix. |
R545-SS-J1-0007 |
Fortin |
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09:38:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
98 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:39 - suction sampler at the base of Phoenix. |
R545-042 |
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09:39:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
100 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:40 - suction sampler at the base of Phoenix (bottle #J1). |
R545-043 |
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09:40:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
100 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:41 - bottle #7 and 8. suction sample for #8 at the base of Phoenix. |
R545-044 |
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09:40:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
100 |
421379 |
5087125 |
0941 - Flush jar is full of Fe oxide stuff also |
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09:40:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
100 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:42 - post slurp FeO |
R545-045 |
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09:41:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
100 |
421379 |
5087125 |
0942 - Heading back to ROPOS vent to deploy a bacterial trap. |
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09:42:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
207 |
421379 |
5087125 |
0944 - DEPLOYING bacterial trap #49 from starboard side of biobox to ROPOS vent. |
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09:44:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
123 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:46 - deploying Bacterial trap #49 at ROPOS |
R545-046 |
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09:46:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
122 |
421379 |
5087125 |
0948 - Bacterial trap #49 DEPLOYED at ROPOS Vent |
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09:46:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
122 |
421379 |
5087125 |
09:49 - deploying bacterial trap #49 at ROPOS |
R545-047 |
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09:49:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
123 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0949 - Our heading here is 124 at ROPOS Vent looking at the trap. |
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09:49:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
121 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0950 - DEPLOYING MTR 3201 at ROPOS Vent |
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09:50:28 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
130 |
421386 |
5087134 |
09:51 - MTR near bacterial trap #49. ROPOS |
R545-048 |
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09:51:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
143 |
421074 |
5085854 |
09:52 - MTR near bacterial trap #49. ROPOS |
R545-049 |
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09:53:58 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
144 |
421386 |
5087134 |
0955 - Done positioning MTR 3201 |
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09:58:08 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
139 |
421378 |
5087126 |
0958 - Photo #17 of microbial trap and MTR at ROPOS vent. |
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09:58:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
137 |
421378 |
5087126 |
0958 - Going back east to Steve Mound. |
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09:58:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
137 |
421378 |
5087126 |
09:58 - bacterial trap at ROPOS |
R545-050 |
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10:00:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
119 |
421381 |
5087129 |
1000 - I think we see an old portable biobox from last year. |
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10:01:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
103 |
421381 |
5087129 |
1001 - Still looking for Steve's mound area. |
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10:03:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
96 |
421407 |
5087132 |
1004 - Traversing about this southern area to look for the iron oxides. |
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10:04:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
141 |
421407 |
5087132 |
10:05 - bacterial FeO |
R545-051 |
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10:04:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
148 |
421420 |
5087127 |
1005 - We've found a little mound of iron oxide to slurp up. |
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10:07:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
177 |
421430 |
5087130 |
x=421419 y=5087126 Fix for where we're slurping. |
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10:07:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
191 |
421430 |
5087130 |
1008 - Slurp sample of IRON OXIDE (FeO) into jar #6. Suctioning began at 1021. Suction ended at 1022. Fe-Hyde Vent, x=421406 y=5087099. |
R545-SS-J6-0008 |
Moyer/Fortin |
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10:08:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
185 |
421430 |
5087130 |
1009 - We stopped suctioning because the tether was getting pulled. going to check that out. |
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10:09:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1540 |
232 |
421430 |
5087130 |
1010 - Embley tapes changed. |
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10:13:00 Jul 06 '00 |
1525 |
73 |
421379 |
5087157 |
1014 - Trying to get back to the iron oxide mound we were just at to slurp. |
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10:17:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
179 |
421418 |
5087137 |
1019 - We've found the spot where we were previously going to suction. |
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10:20:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
176 |
421412 |
5087116 |
10:21 - iron oxide. south of Crack |
R545-052 |
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10:22:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
174 |
421412 |
5087116 |
1022 - We sucked the iron oxide up. Photo #18 of the site with iron oxide. X=421409 Y=5087115 Fe-Hyde Vent. |
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10:24:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
170 |
421409 |
5087115 |
Photo #20 of this Fe-Oxide area. |
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10:25:10 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
170 |
421099 |
5088121 |
10:26 - mound of iron oxide with cricket. south of Crack |
R545-053 |
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10:25:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
168 |
421099 |
5088121 |
1027 - Staring at a mound with a cricket thing on it. There's roaches at ASHES - Craig M |
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10:25:40 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
130 |
421099 |
5088121 |
10:27 - cricket south of Crack |
R545-054 |
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10:27:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
134 |
421415 |
5087115 |
1029 - We're going to try to break open one of these Fe-oxide mound things to see if it is hollow inside. |
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10:27:52 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
133 |
421415 |
5087115 |
10:30 - iron oxide. south of Crack |
R545-055 |
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10:28:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
133 |
421415 |
5087115 |
1030 - No center to this mound thing- this thing is straight nugget - Mike D |
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10:31:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
125 |
421422 |
5087106 |
10:32 - iron oxide. south of Crack |
R545-056 |
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10:32:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
124 |
421415 |
5087115 |
1032 - Trying to smoosh one of these iron oxide mounds again to see if it hollow. It looks laminated and like there may be a hole in the middle. |
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10:32:12 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
122 |
421415 |
5087115 |
10:33 - iron oxide. south of Crack |
R545-057 |
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10:32:52 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
124 |
421419 |
5087102 |
1033 - Trying again to smoosh these things |
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10:33:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
125 |
421419 |
5087102 |
10:34 - FeO mound was broken by ROPOS arm and channel is visible in center. south of Crack |
R545-058 |
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10:34:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
125 |
421415 |
5087115 |
1035 - So we're giving up on smooshing them and now we're going to take a slurp sample of the iron oxides |
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10:35:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
124 |
421415 |
5087115 |
10:36 - iron oxide. south of Crack |
R545-059 |
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10:35:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
124 |
421415 |
5087115 |
1036 - Photo #20 of Fe-Hyde area |
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10:36:12 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
125 |
421415 |
5087115 |
1037 - Slurp sample of IRON OXIDES (FeO) into jar #2. Started suctioning at 1040. Suction ended at 1041. FeHyde |
R545-SS-J2-0009 |
Fortin |
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10:37:22 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
131 |
422057 |
5089377 |
10:39 - iron oxide. south of Crack, southeast of Phoenix. |
R545-060 |
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10:44:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
138 |
421414 |
5087111 |
1044 - Photo #21 and #22 of Fe-Hyde area. Just checking things out. |
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10:46:42 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
176 |
421416 |
5087118 |
1047 - We want to go to Hell. |
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10:50:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
272 |
421420 |
5087111 |
1051 - We're at Hell vent and are going to look around the base for oxidized sulfide material. |
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10:53:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
231 |
421391 |
5087130 |
10:55 - oxidized sulfide at the base of hell vent. |
Fortin |
R545-061 |
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10:54:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
230 |
421367 |
5087137 |
10:56 - ROPOS arm is attempting to retrieve a sulfide rock sample. |
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10:56:04 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
220 |
421372 |
5087135 |
10:59 - oxidized SULFIDE sample. z=1544. Hell vent X=421372 Y=5087135 |
R545-SF-0010 |
Fortin |
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10:58:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
219 |
421363 |
5087136 |
11:02 - moving clockwise around vent. |
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11:00:04 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
219 |
421363 |
5087136 |
11:03 - Smoker at the base of Hell. |
R545-062 |
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11:01:24 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
220 |
421363 |
5087136 |
11:05 - orange mat from hell. |
R545-063 |
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11:02:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
268 |
421370 |
5087134 |
11:06 - orangish microbial mat to be suctioned from Hell. |
R545-064 |
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11:02:44 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
278 |
421370 |
5087134 |
11:06 - observing microbial mat, beautiful orange colour near the base of hell vent. Going to prepare for slurp. |
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11:03:54 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
357 |
421370 |
5087134 |
Suction sample of orange MICROBIAL MAT at base of Hell vent. Start suction 11:09 End suction 11:12. |
R545-SS-J5-0011 |
Moyer |
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11:18:04 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
64 |
422112 |
5087609 |
11:18 - heading over to the caldera wall from hell vent top look for some more Fe-oxide and to place an MTR. Heading south-southwest. |
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11:20:34 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
186 |
421375 |
5087131 |
11:21 - observing lava flows from rift zone en route to the Caldera wall. |
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11:35:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1542 |
272 |
421378 |
5087111 |
11:39 - sheet flows near Caldera wall-arrival after journey 50m to west by ship movement. |
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11:40:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
269 |
421330 |
5087115 |
11:45 - looking for wall of caldera. |
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11:41:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
268 |
421323 |
5087117 |
11:46 - observing clams near the base of the caldera wall. Just arrived at base of wall. Photo taken of wall, #23. Talus blocks observed. |
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11:42:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
269 |
421323 |
5087117 |
11:47-photo #24 taken of talus, some outcropping lava. Photo #25 taken of more outcrop lavas. |
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11:43:18 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
269 |
421323 |
5087117 |
11:48-moving ship 25 metres to the west. Talus slope on wall being observed. |
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11:53:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
289 |
421292 |
5087128 |
11:54-more recent talus and Fe-oxide, still going along base of wall. |
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11:58:30 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
288 |
421292 |
5087128 |
12:00-experiencing typical morning GPS jumps, repositioning ship and returning to base of wall. |
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12:05:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
320 |
421292 |
5087128 |
12:10-sponges covering talus-good indication that there has been little disturbance at this site in the recent past. |
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12:12:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
302 |
421292 |
5087128 |
12:13-moving ship another 25m at a bearing of 300 degrees. |
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12:15:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
308 |
421292 |
5087128 |
12:17-getting really close to Tunnicliffe---so says Keith. |
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12:16:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
309 |
421292 |
5087128 |
12:18-looking for a place to SS some more FeO. Photo taken (#26) of wall with FeO. Going to sample this location. |
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12:16:46 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
316 |
421292 |
5087128 |
Fe-oxides on the edge of the wall. |
R545-065 |
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12:17:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
329 |
421292 |
5087128 |
Fe-oxide on the floor of the wall. |
R545-066 |
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12:17:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
305 |
421292 |
5087128 |
Going to take of IRON OXIDE (FeO) at wall. Suction began at 12:25 and ended at 12:35. Wall of Caldera x=421226 y=5087206 |
R545-SS-J3-0012 |
Fortin |
Moyer |
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12:22:32 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
355 |
421226 |
5087206 |
Suction Fe-oxides on the floor or Wall. |
R545-067 |
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12:31:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1548 |
346 |
422217 |
5087138 |
12:32 - At base of wall NW of Tunnicliffe. Sucking up FeO with bacterial mats. |
R545-068 |
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12:35:48 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
338 |
421226 |
5087206 |
12:37 - heading back to the cage. Photo #27 taken of FeO at wall of Caldera, northwest of Tunnicliffe. |
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12:58:20 Jul 06 '00 |
1496 |
24 |
421420 |
5087170 |
13:01 - after transit to Inferno vent, now heading back down to bottom from cage. |
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13:00:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1494 |
98 |
421420 |
5087170 |
13:04 - at bottom near Inferno vent. X=421414 Y=5087171. |
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13:04:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1542 |
184 |
421420 |
5087170 |
13:08 - observing lots of FeO, looking for some crabs. |
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13:06:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
7 |
421420 |
5087170 |
13:11 - in no clam land, going to Mushroom. Photo taken #28 of worms in transit to Mushroom from Inferno. Looking pretty droopy. |
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13:11:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
198 |
421389 |
5087197 |
13:17 - fresh bunch of tube worms near Mushroom or Gollum. |
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13:18:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
190 |
421380 |
5087182 |
13:18 - photo #29 taken of fresh tube worms and vent with nice diffuse flow. Going to DEPLOY a MTR at this site. |
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13:18:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
189 |
421380 |
5087182 |
13:18 - close up of tube worms on diffuse flow vent |
R545-069 |
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13:18:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
189 |
421380 |
5087182 |
13:18 - far off grab of tube worms sitting over diffuse flow near mushroom. Notice dead tube worm casings on foundation of new growth |
R545-070 |
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13:19:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
213 |
421380 |
5087182 |
13:20 - DEPLOYING MTR #3048 NW of Inferno, W of Mushroom. Highlights turned on. |
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13:23:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
214 |
421388 |
5087172 |
MTR 3048 in flow among tube worms. W of Mushroom. |
R545-071 |
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13:24:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
214 |
421379 |
5087175 |
13:26 - highlights turned off. |
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13:29:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
272 |
422248 |
5089420 |
13:31 - observing Inferno, osmo on side of chimney Inferno which doesn't allow for retrieval of MTR close to it. |
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13:30:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
124 |
422248 |
5089420 |
Old osmo at the bottom of Inferno. |
R545-072 |
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13:36:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
324 |
421389 |
5087160 |
13:40 - unable to find last year's HOBO, going to attempt to try a GTB at the top of Inferno, which is looking more active than last year. |
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13:39:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
109 |
421389 |
5087160 |
13:43 - ROPOS had to do some tether management. Will head back to Inferno for GTB sample when done. |
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13:41:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1542 |
269 |
421375 |
5087176 |
13:46 - Now back at Inferno. HOBO probe was spotted but not retrieved. Marked for later retrieval. |
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13:49:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1543 |
64 |
421375 |
5087170 |
13:55 - leaving Inferno vent as it's a blazing inferno and too hot for the ROPOS arm to sit in for measurement. Heading towards Mushroom vent. |
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13:59:02 Jul 06 '00 |
1543 |
95 |
421391 |
5087179 |
13:59 - now at what B. Embley believes is Mushroom. Going to take a GTB here. Embley describes a different top to the vent. |
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14:02:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1547 |
88 |
421405 |
5087168 |
14:03 - start of GTB sampling at bottom of Mushroom x=421405 y=5087168. 14:03.5 end of GTB. |
R545-GTB-0013 |
Evans |
Butterfield/ Lilley |
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14:08:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1500 |
99 |
421120 |
5088131 |
en route to virgin mound. |
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14:15:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
28 |
421405 |
5087180 |
14:17 - got sidetracked looking at clamshells, but all appear to be dead so will not sample. Keep moving to virgin mound |
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14:20:38 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
164 |
421407 |
5087179 |
14:21 - cruising by Gollum. Coming up on Virgin mound, the darn HOBO has fallen off. X=421430 Y=5087171. |
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14:21:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1544 |
69 |
421407 |
5087179 |
virgin mound |
R545-073 |
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14:22:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
68 |
421407 |
5087179 |
virgin mound |
R545-074 |
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14:22:14 Jul 06 '00 |
1545 |
68 |
421407 |
5087179 |
14:23 - Highlights on. Virgin mound, vapour phase, very rare. Anhydrite is precipitating and falling off and re-dissolving. If venting stopped the entire structure would mostly dissolve, as there is very little metal in the structure. |
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14:25:50 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
43 |
421429 |
5087175 |
RECOVERY of HOBO #130 at Virgin x=421430 y=5087174. Vent has been active at least since 1986. |
R545-HOBO-0014 |
Embley |
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14:30:34 Jul 07 '00 |
1448 |
289 |
422102 |
5079341 |
Coming back up to adjust balast. |
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14:32:26 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
188 |
421423 |
5087141 |
14:33 - Highlights off. Photos 30 - 32. |
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14:34:04 Jul 06 '00 |
1546 |
185 |
421420 |
5087143 |
14:35 - heading for cage to begin ascent to surface. Tapes off. |
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15:19:55 Jul 06 '00 |
195 |
191 |
421507 |
5087495 |
15:29 - ROPOS on deck. |
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15:20:31 Jul 06 '00 |
174 |
195 |
421507 |
5087495 |
McLane Pump sucked 2714 liters of fluid this dive (ASHES Vent Field) |
R545-McLane-0015 |
Metaxas/ Tunnicliffe |
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R545 Dive Summary: Gollum-Deployed MTR, bactrp. Repositioned bactrp. Recovered bactrp. Sample: 1 ss. Hillock/Phoenix-Searched for bactrps - couldn't find them. Samples: 2 ss. Crack-Deployed, positioned larval tubes 5-8. Recovered VEMCO. Observed Johnson flow meter platform. ROPOS-Deployed MTR, bactrp. Recovered 2 bactrps. Hell-Samples: 1 ss, 1 sulfide. Caldera wall-Sample: 1 ss (FeO). NW of Inferno-Deployed MTR. Mushroom-Sample: 1 gtb. Virgin-Recovered Hobo. McLane pump ASHES. |