Dive 543

Dive 543

UTC	Z(m)	Hdg	UTM X	UTM Y	Comments - Dive R543	Samples	Investigator	SubSmps	FrGrb#
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					Tasks: Recover osmos, deploy and recover bactraps, suction samples, gtb's, deploy MTR's, larval tubes and bactrps. Vents to visit: Mrk-33, Cloud, Nascent and Mkr-N41.	Bottom time: JD186(7/4) 0506-1455
					0311 - Ropos in the water, elevator attached to bottom of cage.
03:41:02 Jul 04 '00	363	341	423845	5087099	0343 - The purse full of MTRs is opening and closing with descent - looks like we lost two MTRs so far.
04:06:34 Jul 04 '00	738	349	423844	5087095	0424 - Just lost the larval traps - the milk crate broke.
04:55:50 Jul 04 '00	1438	318	423827	5087077	0459 - Ropos coming out of cage, nearing bottom.
05:04:00 Jul 04 '00	1497	87	423843	5087088	0505 - Bottom in sight, time lapse camera in view at Mkr-33.
05:06:40 Jul 04 '00	1515	74	423846	5087105	0508 - Looking around for a good site to place the elevator.
05:10:02 Jul 04 '00	1509	103	423846	5087105	0513 - Elevator on the bottom near Mkr-33 (a few m at bearing of 140 deg from Mkr 33).
05:11:34 Jul 04 '00	1519	287	423853	5087095	0537 - Tons of limpets, mat, a few scale worms...don't see any tube worms yet. Zooming in on osmos and crack. Still vigorous shimmering flow.
05:12:12 Jul 04 '00	1518	118	423848	5087110	elevator. time 5:15 depth 1520 (a couple of meters from Mkr-33)				R543-001
05:14:02 Jul 04 '00	1519	119	423844	5087108	0517 - At elevator, preparing to take out milk crate with 2 larval traps.
05:16:32 Jul 04 '00	1519	4	423845	5087055	0520 - Elevator position near Mkr-33: x=423847 y=5087102 z=1520.
05:22:12 Jul 04 '00	1520	300	423855	5087106	Elevator with larval traps 05:23 1519 meters.				R543-002
05:25:22 Jul 04 '00	1520	145	423847	5087065	0527 - Milk crate out of elevator with larval traps #1&2. Moving it to Mkr-33.
05:30:02 Jul 04 '00	1521	98	423851	5087103	0530 - Milk crate placed on seafloor right below elevator - traps will be deployed later.
05:31:32 Jul 04 '00	1521	50	423837	5087055	05:32 - osmoanalyzers at Mkr-33				R543-003
05:31:42 Jul 04 '00	1521	57	423837	5087055	0532 - Video of crack with time lapse camera, osmos, bact. traps, right at the Marker.
05:31:42 Jul 04 '00	1521	57	423837	5087055	05:33 - osmos, tlc, and bactraps at Mkr-33				R543-004
05:32:02 Jul 04 '00	1520	47	423839	5087051	05:33 - osmos, tlc, and bactraps at Mkr-33				R543-005
05:34:32 Jul 04 '00	1517	242	423842	5087054	Mkr-33				R543-006
05:35:24 Jul 04 '00	1520	312	423853	5087095	osmos in the crack				R543-007
05:35:54 Jul 04 '00	1522	252	423846	5087060	shimmery flow at Mkr-33				R543-008
05:38:24 Jul 04 '00	1524	245	423844	5087057	osmos at Mkr-33				R543-009
05:38:34 Jul 04 '00	1523	247	423844	5087057	0539 - Betacam highlights on. Palm worms, now we see some baby tubeworms, tons of limpets covering everything.
05:38:44 Jul 04 '00	1523	247	423844	5087057	osmos at Mkr-33				R543-010
05:40:24 Jul 04 '00	1524	236	423838	5087030	0540 - Close up of tubeworms, scale worms, palm worms, tons of limpets - directly in crack by osmos. Tubeworms only appear to be 10-20 cm long.
05:40:35 Jul 04 '00	1524	236	423856	5087076	tube worms at Mkr-33				R543-011
05:42:04 Jul 04 '00	1524	236	423850	5087101	Time-lapse camera covered in stuff.				R543-012
05:42:54 Jul 04 '00	1523	281	423843	5087053	0545 - Positioning to move the TLC out of the way - it is covered with filamentous bacteria. Position: 423850, 5087101 at Mkr 33.
05:44:24 Jul 04 '00	1524	184	423858	5087085	0546 - Highlights off. TLC being moved out of the way, placed by the elevator at 0550.
05:48:54 Jul 04 '00	1521	176	423863	5087120	0550 - From Ropos the heading from the TLC to the elevator is 240, just a few meters from elevator.
05:51:14 Jul 04 '00	1514	49	423820	5087143	0553 - Juniper and Tunnicliffe svhs tapes off while moving osmos from Mkr-33 to elevator.
05:53:45 Jul 04 '00	1524	227	423856	5087066	0555 - In process of recovering an osmo, we aren't sure which it is: the osmo or the gas-osmo. The osmos appear covered with limpets.
05:56:24 Jul 04 '00	1523	225	423844	5087055	Osmo- @ Mkr-33 05:59				R543-013
05:59:44 Jul 04 '00	1524	24	423851	5087076	0601 Picked up osmo with green tape, heading to the elevator to deposit it.
06:00:45 Jul 04 '00	1521	112	423840	5087054	0605 Putting osmo with green tape into elevator. Probably the "gas-osmo". Mkr-33 x=423850 y=5087101 z==1520m	R543-OSMO-0001	Moyer for Wheat
06:05:57 Jul 04 '00	1519	280	423846	5087055	0608 - Trying to get the dangling hose of the osmosampler into the elevator.
06:11:07 Jul 04 '00	1520	264	423864	5087092	0612 - Finished putting osmo with green tape in elevator.
06:11:57 Jul 04 '00	1521	236	423864	5087092	0613 - Heading back to Mkr-33 to pick up a second osmo.
06:19:27 Jul 04 '00	1524	54	423840	5087053	0619 - Picked up the second osmo, it has only one cylinder pump with black tape. Moving it to the elevator. Moyer thinks the first osmo with green tape was the "gas-osmo" and this one is the "bio" osmo.
06:22:06 Jul 04 '00	1520	340	423863	5087082	0628 - Second osmo placed in elevator. The "bio" osmo. (Mkr-33)	R543-OSMO-0002	Moyer for Wheat
06:33:09 Jul 04 '00	1521	316	423833	5087149	0634 - Heading back to vent to pick up the 3rd and last osmo.
06:36:59 Jul 04 '00	1517	138	423838	5087061	osmo at Mkr-33				R543-014
06:39:19 Jul 04 '00	1523	220	423854	5087108	bac trap 41(?) at Mkr-33				R543-015
06:39:39 Jul 04 '00	1524	222	423854	5087108	bactraps at Mkr-33				R543-016
06:39:49 Jul 04 '00	1524	223	423854	5087108	Sitting at the marker taking frame grabs of the 3rd osmo and the bact. traps. Again, they are just covered with limpets. Tunnicliffe tape turned back on at 0641.
06:41:49 Jul 04 '00	1524	222	423831	5087099	osmo in a box at Mkr-33				R543-017
06:43:09 Jul 04 '00	1524	223	423841	5087054	0644 - Highlights off.
06:44:19 Jul 04 '00	1524	223	423846	5087096	0645 - Trying to pick up the 3rd osmo, the "bio-osmo".
06:45:09 Jul 04 '00	1524	224	423840	5087054	0646 - Tunnicliffe tape off.
06:46:59 Jul 04 '00	1524	32	423853	5087076	0650 - we have the osmoanalyzer in the arm and are moving to the elevator.
06:51:29 Jul 04 '00	1520	155	423844	5087063	Setting osmoanalyzer in elevator 06:52				R543-018
06:51:39 Jul 04 '00	1520	158	423844	5087063	Put osmoanalyzer into elevator time is 0653 (Mkr-33)	R543-OSMO-0003	Moyer for Wheat
06:52:49 Jul 04 '00	1520	302	423847	5087054	0655 - Considering pulling the bungees over the side of the elevator with the osmos, but first we need to move one of the osmos.
06:57:11 Jul 04 '00	1520	36	423855	5087104	0658 - Repositioning osmo in elevator
06:58:41 Jul 04 '00	1520	276	423857	5087119	0700 - Done repositioning osmos in elevator, preparing to pull bungee over them
07:04:41 Jul 04 '00	1521	276	423857	5087111	0706 - Fiddling with bungees
07:07:51 Jul 04 '00	1524	188	423847	5087061	0710 - pulled one bungee over
07:09:41 Jul 04 '00	1521	234	423846	5087064	0712 - done with the bungees and the elevator. back to Mkr-33.
07:11:51 Jul 04 '00	1521	350	423852	5087097	Bact traps - 0715				R543-019
07:12:41 Jul 04 '00	1519	289	423858	5087095	0716 - Settling down at Mkr-33. Turning on thermistor in slurp intake - temperatures are 4 degrees C low. Preparing to suck into bottle #6 for fluid sample.
07:16:41 Jul 04 '00	1524	238	423846	5087088	slow suction sample on bottle #6 (7:20) Tunnicliffe tapes went on at 0720.				R543-020
07:16:41 Jul 04 '00	1524	238	423846	5087088	0721 - Beginning slow suction on bottle #6 (202 um) at Mkr-33. Temperature is around 10 or 11 C. we're at the big crack pumping for FLUID. (Mkr-33)	R543-SS-J6-0004	Huber/Mehta
07:21:41 Jul 04 '00	1524	238	423844	5087087	07:22 - tubeworms & limpets				R543-0251
07:22:21 Jul 04 '00	1524	238	423851	5087079	Bob thinks the flow isn't quite as fast/direct as last year.
07:22:51 Jul 04 '00	1524	238	423836	5087039	0723 - Stopped suctioning. Max temp around 14 C
07:25:13 Jul 04 '00	1524	237	423838	5087045	0726 - Preparing to remove bacterial traps from biobox.
07:25:43 Jul 04 '00	1524	237	423845	5087089	0727 - Picking up one of bacterial traps #42 and moving it out of the way
07:27:23 Jul 04 '00	1524	236	423841	5087056	0729 - Moving bacterial trap #41
07:28:03 Jul 04 '00	1524	236	423822	5087147	Preparing to suction sample where the bacterial traps were.
07:30:33 Jul 04 '00	1524	233	423839	5087040	0733 - Sucking into Bottle #5 (202 um). BIO sample. Sucking in the crack where there are lots of limpets, mat, worms, etc. (Mkr-33).	R543-SS-J5-0005	Moyer	Marcus
07:32:03 Jul 04 '00	1524	221	423843	5087086	0735 - So we were beginning to suck when the ship jerked, and we got pulled so we are going back to the elevator to make sure the cable is okay.
07:33:33 Jul 04 '00	1524	219	423851	5087071	0736 - Going back to Mkr-33 to do the suction sample in jar #5
07:33:53 Jul 04 '00	1524	220	423851	5087071	bact traps (moved out of crack) (07:37)				R543-022
07:36:43 Jul 04 '00	1524	240	423845	5087055	0738 - Sucking off the wall at Mkr-33 for mat. Mostly limpets, but some mat there too.
07:39:13 Jul 04 '00	1524	233	423836	5087041	0741 - Beginning to slurp again for mat. Getting some worms
07:40:33 Jul 04 '00	1524	209	423836	5087039	0742 - Flow is definitely not as vigorous as last year.
07:42:53 Jul 04 '00	1524	207	423836	5087050	0745 - Looking at Jar #5- looks good so we're done suctioning. Temperature didn't move at all- stayed ambient.
07:43:43 Jul 04 '00	1524	208	423836	5087050	0746 - Positioning ourselves to deploy new bacterial traps and MTR from biobox.
07:46:03 Jul 04 '00	1524	246	423838	5087054	0748 - Taking #44 from port side of biobox.
07:47:43 Jul 04 '00	1524	246	423840	5087052	DEPLOYING bact trap # 44 07:49				R543-023
07:48:13 Jul 04 '00	1524	246	423837	5087048	0749 - Bacterial trap #44 deployed. Getting another one #46 from the port side of biobox.
07:49:55 Jul 04 '00	1524	246	423834	5087027	0751 - DEPLOYING bacterial trap #46 next to #44 at crack in Mkr-33.
07:51:55 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423837	5087047	0753 - Nudging bacterial traps around
07:52:05 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423836	5087045	Pulling out MTR 3292 to deploy in crack at Mkr-33.
07:52:35 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423837	5087046	MTR # 3292 DEPLOYED near bacterial trap #46 7:55				R543-024
07:52:45 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423850	5087079	MTR 3292 was deployed right next to bacterial trap #46 in the crack at Mkr-33.
07:53:45 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423838	5087049	0756 - Finished positioning bacterial traps. Now we are going around to the other side to pick up the two previous bacterial traps we moved there.
07:54:05 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423845	5087091	old and new bacterial traps 7: 57				R543-025
07:57:25 Jul 04 '00	1525	78	423853	5087071	0759 - Picking up Bacterial Trap #41 and putting into port side of biobox. (Mkr-33).	R543-BT41-0006	Moyer	Marcus/ Juniper
07:58:55 Jul 04 '00	1525	76	423838	5087045	0800 - Placing Bacterial Trap #42 into port side of biobox. (Mkr-33).	R543-BT42-0007	Moyer	Marcus/ Juniper
08:01:45 Jul 04 '00	1524	56	423853	5087068	0803 - We are moving about to suction worms, limpets, etc into Jar #3.
08:03:35 Jul 04 '00	1525	253	423839	5087052	0806 - Sucking into Jar #3 (225 um). BIO: worms, limpets, etc	R543-SS-J3-0008	Marcus
08:06:15 Jul 04 '00	1525	247	423835	5087048	suction bottle # 3 8:07				R543-026
08:06:25 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	423835	5087048	0807 - Starting suction sample into Bottle #3. Temperature is jumping around between 3 and 8 C. (Mkr-33)
08:09:05 Jul 04 '00	1524	233	423850	5087073	0810 - Still sucking into Jar #3
08:09:35 Jul 04 '00	1524	234	423850	5087073	0811 - See pycnogonids- sea spiders. They are new.
08:10:45 Jul 04 '00	1525	248	423837	5087048	0812 - Looking at Jar #3- pretty clogged with worms and stuff. Done with the sample.
08:11:15 Jul 04 '00	1525	243	423837	5087048	0813 - Suction sample into Jar #1 (200 um) for more critters-BIO. (Mkr-33)	R543-SS-01-0009	Juniper
08:13:35 Jul 04 '00	1525	240	423839	5087051	0816 - Positioning and sucking into Jar #1
08:17:25 Jul 04 '00	1525	230	423837	5087050	0818 - Trying to suck up the new scale worm.
08:17:45 Jul 04 '00	1525	225	423836	5087044	08:19 - suction sampler at Jar #1				R543-027
08:18:27 Jul 04 '00	1525	229	423854	5087077	0820 - Sample in Jar #1 is complete. Flushing now.
08:19:27 Jul 04 '00	1525	225	423836	5087046	0821 - Determining where to deploy a MTR where the worm suction samples took place.
08:21:17 Jul 04 '00	1525	222	423837	5087046	08:23 - Jar #1				R543-028
08:24:27 Jul 04 '00	1525	216	423837	5087047	0822 - We DEPLOYED MTR 3300 at same crack where tubeworms were taken. Mkr-33 423850, 5087101
08:24:47 Jul 04 '00	1525	216	423837	5087047	0825 - Triggered port side gas tight (#2) in same area where worms were taken and MTR places (Mkr-33)	R543-GTB-0010	Evans	Butterfield/ Lilley
08:26:17 Jul 04 '00	1525	213	423829	5087100	0829 - Going back to the elevator to get the portable bioboxes out.
08:32:07 Jul 04 '00	1521	99	423857	5087083	0833 - Taking bioboxes out of elevator and placing (dropping) on seafloor.
08:33:47 Jul 04 '00	1521	61	423840	5087043	0836 - Placing second biobox on seafloor and checking on the first one we dropped there.
08:33:47 Jul 04 '00	1521	61	423840	5087043	08:35 - biobox from elevator.				R543-029
08:34:57 Jul 04 '00	1521	67	423850	5087104	0837 - Going back to the elevator for the third portable biobox that we will take with us to Mkr-33.
08:41:57 Jul 04 '00	1521	248	423844	5087055	0843 - Still trying to get portable biobox #3 out of elevator- having trouble grabbing it.
08:43:19 Jul 04 '00	1521	244	423846	5087061	0845 - Got the third portable biobox out of the elevator
08:45:59 Jul 04 '00	1520	236	423845	5087061	0848 - Going back to Mkr-33 with the portable biobox to do a tubeworm grab.
08:47:49 Jul 04 '00	1519	118	423842	5087057	08:50 - biobox A				R543-030
08:48:39 Jul 04 '00	1522	226	423845	5087100	0851 - Putting the biobox down near the crack at Mkr-33.
08:53:39 Jul 04 '00	1525	228	423836	5087038	08:55 - biobox A				R543-031
08:54:09 Jul 04 '00	1525	227	423851	5087094	0855 - Trying to open the portable biobox
08:55:09 Jul 04 '00	1525	228	423841	5087052	0856 - opened the biobox
08:55:49 Jul 04 '00	1525	230	423839	5087046	0857 - Tube worm grab into portable biobox A from Mkr-33.	R543-TWG-0011	Marcus
08:56:09 Jul 04 '00	1525	233	423839	5087046	08:57 - tube worm grab for biobox A				R543-032
08:56:49 Jul 04 '00	1525	233	423839	5087046	0858 - Going back for another grab of tube worms- bigger than we thought they were.
08:58:09 Jul 04 '00	1525	234	423848	5087095	08:59 - tube worms into biobox A				R543-033
08:58:59 Jul 04 '00	1525	233	423839	5087047	0859 - Grab #3
08:59:19 Jul 04 '00	1525	230	423852	5087083	0901 - Trying for Grab #4
09:00:19 Jul 04 '00	1525	227	423849	5087093	0902 - Stopping the squishing of the tubeworms.
09:00:59 Jul 04 '00	1525	227	423853	5087076	09:02 - area for grab tube worms. Mkr-33				R543-034
09:02:09 Jul 04 '00	1525	229	423841	5087055	0905 - trying to pick out another MTR to deploy here at Mkr-33-3289
09:03:09 Jul 04 '00	1525	226	423837	5087043	0906 - Deploying MTR 3289 in flow at Mkr-33.
09:04:49 Jul 04 '00	1525	226	423840	5087055	0908 - DEPLOYED MTR 3289 in hole at Mkr-33
09:04:49 Jul 04 '00	1525	226	423840	5087055	0908 - Closing lid of portable biobox
09:10:49 Jul 04 '00	1525	227	423839	5087047	0912 - Still trying to close the portable biobox
09:11:51 Jul 04 '00	1525	227	423851	5087079	0913 - Closed the lid of the portable biobox
09:13:41 Jul 04 '00	1525	228	423853	5087075	09:13 - end for biobox A				R543-035
09:14:01 Jul 04 '00	1525	228	423840	5087051	0915 - Putting portable biobox back into elevator.
09:16:21 Jul 04 '00	1524	298	423839	5087049	0918 - Placing portable biobox A into elevator.
09:17:01 Jul 04 '00	1520	46	423843	5087055	0918 - Now we're going to go position the larval traps
09:18:21 Jul 04 '00	1520	304	423847	5087061	0920 - Joystick (as in the one on land, not the vent) popped an o-ring or something- we're fixing that.
09:20:31 Jul 04 '00	1525	304	423837	5087039	0922 - Joystick is fixed, thus we can continue our quest with the larval tubes.
09:20:51 Jul 04 '00	1525	292	423837	5087039	09:21 - larval tubes				R543-036
09:25:11 Jul 04 '00	1525	310	423837	5087033	0926 - Taking larval traps 1,2 in the milk crate to the opposite side of Mkr-33 from where we've been sampling.
09:30:01 Jul 04 '00	1524	237	423857	5087082	0932 - DEPLOYING the larval tubes approximately 3 METERS NW OF MKR-33. We need to remove the lids and put them in place now.
09:31:21 Jul 04 '00	1525	240	423848	5087079	0933 - Pulled out little key to release bungee
09:32:51 Jul 04 '00	1525	239	423836	5087052	0935 - Grabbing larval tube #2
09:35:31 Jul 04 '00	1525	239	423838	5087090	09:34 - grabbing larval tube #2 (N of Mkr-33)				R543-037
09:36:31 Jul 04 '00	1525	239	423848	5087079	0937 - Successfully removed larval tube #2 from milk crate
09:38:23 Jul 04 '00	1525	239	423844	5087094	0940 - Finding a flat place to put larval tube #2
09:39:03 Jul 04 '00	1525	239	423850	5087082	09:38 - Position of larval tube #2				R543-038
09:39:13 Jul 04 '00	1525	241	423850	5087082	0941 - Going back for larval tube #1- removing it from the milk crate
09:39:53 Jul 04 '00	1525	229	423851	5087079	0941 - Larval tube #1 successfully removed from milk crate
09:40:43 Jul 04 '00	1525	222	423851	5087079	09:42 - Position of larval tube #1 (N of Mkr-33)				R543-039
09:41:13 Jul 04 '00	1525	205	423851	5087079	0943 - Preparing to uncork the larval tubes
09:42:03 Jul 04 '00	1525	241	423822	5087145	0944 - larval tube #2 cork popped quite easily
09:42:53 Jul 04 '00	1525	220	423844	5087088	0945 - Putting cap #2 into the milk crate
09:45:13 Jul 04 '00	1525	188	423837	5087056	09:46 - particles around larval tube #2				R543-040
09:45:23 Jul 04 '00	1525	187	423837	5087056	0946 - Pulling the cork out of #1
09:46:23 Jul 04 '00	1525	243	423844	5087094	09:48 - cork out of larval tube #1 (N of Mkr-33)				R543-041
09:46:33 Jul 04 '00	1525	243	423844	5087093	0948 - Popped the cork out of #2 right away- ROPOS is strong man- Alvin is weak
09:47:13 Jul 04 '00	1525	242	423844	5087093	0948 - Cork #1 going back into milk crate
09:48:33 Jul 04 '00	1525	217	423837	5087047	09:50 -both larval tubes				R543-042
09:49:13 Jul 04 '00	1523	246	423837	5087047	0951 - One of Craig's traps got moved about so we are going to reposition it.
09:50:03 Jul 04 '00	1523	235	423853	5087083	09:53 - bacterial trap (Mkr-33)				R543-043
09:50:43 Jul 04 '00	1525	250	423853	5087083	0953 - Done repositioning bacterial trap #44
09:50:43 Jul 04 '00	1525	250	423853	5087083	09:53 - bacterial traps 44 and 46. (Mkr-33)				R543-044
09:52:03 Jul 04 '00	1525	246	424108	5087610	0954 - Going to pick up the milk crates and deposit it in the elevator.
09:56:43 Jul 04 '00	1521	284	423847	5087059	0957 - Done putting milk crate in. Heading to Cloud Mkr-N6. Heading 75, 56 m.
09:58:23 Jul 04 '00	1521	73	423859	5087110	0959 - Quite fresh looking lavas- possibly they just collapsed because we see pillars and such that we didn't see before. The pillars are covered in mat.
09:58:43 Jul 04 '00	1522	68	423863	5087096	09:57 - road to Cloud				R543-045
09:59:13 Jul 04 '00	1524	73	423856	5087066	1001 - The water is super murky- very very cloudy.
09:59:53 Jul 04 '00	1520	73	423864	5087064	1001 - Lots of tubeworms amid this murky cloudiness.
10:00:03 Jul 04 '00	1519	80	423864	5087064	09:58 - road to cloud (tubeworms)				R543-046
10:00:53 Jul 04 '00	1525	73	423877	5087065	1002 - Trying to figure out exactly where we are.
10:01:23 Jul 04 '00	1525	70	423911	5087101	10:03 - road to cloud. worms				R543-047
10:01:33 Jul 04 '00	1525	70	423885	5087075	1003 - Tons of tubeworms and very cloudy.
10:01:53 Jul 04 '00	1525	71	423873	5087119	1004 - We've spotted Mkr-21, but not sure what that is. Could have been deployed with an MTR.
10:06:35 Jul 04 '00	1525	83	423893	5087109	10:08 -find the marker, Cloud Mkr-21				R543-048
10:06:45 Jul 04 '00	1525	85	423893	5087109	1008 - We've spotted the hole at Cloud- not sure which hole, though we think it is Mkr-N6.
10:08:05 Jul 04 '00	1526	289	423885	5087066	10:10 - tubeworms around Mkr-21				R543-049
10:08:35 Jul 04 '00	1526	286	423898	5087114	1010 - Cloud looks more like milky now. There are a ton more animals than last year- especially more tubeworms.
10:08:55 Jul 04 '00	1526	286	423888	5087066	1011 - Moving the ship
10:09:35 Jul 04 '00	1526	286	423902	5087099	1011 - Mkr-21 is attached to two MTRs down in the hole.
10:11:35 Jul 04 '00	1526	281	423899	5087094	10:14 - tube worm bush				R543-050
10:11:55 Jul 04 '00	1526	343	423899	5087093	1014 - Trying to fiddle with the intake for the gastights because it broke loose.
10:13:15 Jul 04 '00	1527	324	423904	5087115	1015 - Got the intake for the gastights precariously perched in the 7-function arm.
10:13:15 Jul 04 '00	1527	324	423904	5087115	10:16 - tubeworms bush.				R543-051
10:15:55 Jul 04 '00	1527	322	423889	5087067	1017 - Positioning to take a gas tight bottle here at Cloud Mkr-N6 "The Pit".
10:16:15 Jul 04 '00	1526	323	423900	5087114	10:17 - tubeworms				R543-052
10:16:45 Jul 04 '00	1526	329	423886	5087053	1018 - Firing starboard gas tight bottle at Mkr-N6 (the pit)	R543-GTB-0012	Evans	Butterfield/ Lilley
10:17:35 Jul 04 '00	1526	329	423913	5087132	10:19 - tubeworms				R543-053
10:17:55 Jul 04 '00	1526	330	423901	5087097	1019 - Preparing to sample into Jar #7 fluid over the Pit.
10:20:55 Jul 04 '00	1526	326	423893	5087108	1023 - Starting to pump into Jar #7 for fluid over Mkr-N6 (the pit).	R543-SS-J7-0013	Huber/Mehta
10:22:05 Jul 04 '00	1526	318	423888	5087068	1024 - Continuing slow pump into Jar 7. Temperature on second thermistor is max 7.3 degrees so far. Nice cloudy fluid.
10:23:25 Jul 04 '00	1526	318	423903	5087103	1026 - Stopping the suction sample.
10:28:05 Jul 04 '00	1527	335	423887	5087070	10:29 - bacterial trap into biobox.				R543-054
10:28:15 Jul 04 '00	1527	336	423889	5087068	1029 - Deciding what to do with the MTRs and Bacterial traps crowding the biobox.
10:30:57 Jul 04 '00	1526	336	423882	5087044	1033 - Taking bacterial traps out of starboard biobox and putting on the seafloor so we can also take out the new MTR and recover the old.
10:33:27 Jul 04 '00	1526	336	423906	5087130	1035 - Picking up bacterial traps 47 and 48 and placing on the seafloor near Mkr-21.
10:36:17 Jul 04 '00	1526	338	423902	5087097	10:39 - MTR out of biobox.				R543-055
10:36:27 Jul 04 '00	1526	339	423902	5087097	1039 - Removing weighted MTR from starboard biobox to deploy at the Pit.
10:39:27 Jul 04 '00	1526	337	423875	5087122	1040 -This weighted MTR thing has 2 MTR's on it- one of which is #3208 the other is #4101. They will be deployed at Cloud Vent soon.
10:44:07 Jul 04 '00	1526	339	423901	5087097	1046 -Trying to get in place to recover Mkr-21 with MTRs attached
10:44:47 Jul 04 '00	1526	337	423901	5087097	10:47 - Recovering VEMCO 1108				R543-056
10:46:57 Jul 04 '00	1526	336	423899	5087095	1048 - We've got the MTR/VEMCO/Mkr-21 in our grip. Going to stuff into starboard side of biobox.
10:47:37 Jul 04 '00	1526	342	423886	5087058	Mkr-21 with MTR/VEMCO attached to it recovered from Cloud Vent Mkr-N6/21. VEMCO#1108 recovered.	R543-VEMCO-0014	Embley
10:48:47 Jul 04 '00	1526	14	423875	5087161	1050 - the ship is jumping about, hold off on the stuffing of Mkr-21 into biobox.
10:50:37 Jul 04 '00	1524	347	423887	5087060	1052 - Moving the ship 30 m northwest.
10:53:37 Jul 04 '00	1523	350	423890	5087100	10:55 - tubeworm around Mkr-21.				R543-057
10:55:47 Jul 04 '00	1526	356	423885	5087074	10:57 - bacterial trap and tubeworms				R543-058
10:58:17 Jul 04 '00	1526	356	423866	5087128	10:59 - Attempting collection of MTR at Mkr-21...hopefully its still on the end of the string.
10:59:59 Jul 04 '00	1526	355	423885	5087122	11:01 - MTR is in ROPOS' grip.
10:59:59 Jul 04 '00	1526	355	423885	5087122	11:01 - MTR collection				R543-059
11:01:19 Jul 04 '00	1527	3	423897	5087111	10:03 - MTR collection				R543-060
11:02:19 Jul 04 '00	1527	2	423897	5087111	10:05 - MTR collection				R543-061
11:02:39 Jul 04 '00	1527	3	423894	5087107	11:04 - attempting to pull apart MTR rope.
11:03:09 Jul 04 '00	1527	3	423894	5087107	11:05 - MTR collection				R543-062
11:05:19 Jul 04 '00	1527	2	423894	5087107	11:07- rope pulled apart by ROPOS.
11:07:09 Jul 04 '00	1527	3	423876	5087118	11:10 - MTR probe#3157 recovered at marker by ripping apart rope. The marker (21) was left in place. WILL NOW BE CALLED CLOUD Mkr-N6/21. FeSulfide-slime subsamp.	R543-MTR-0015	Embley	Fortin
11:09:19 Jul 04 '00	1527	3	423900	5087112	11:12 - bacterial trap 48				R543-063
11:09:49 Jul 04 '00	1526	2	423901	5087096	11:13 - bacterial trap 48				R543-064
11:15:59 Jul 04 '00	1526	344	423903	5087101	11:17 - MTR moving				R543-065
11:17:59 Jul 04 '00	1526	358	423888	5087059	11:18 - DEPLOYING MTR's #3208 and #4101 into position in the vent "hole" at Mkr-N6/Mkr-21. Cloud Vent, 423904, 5087110
11:21:59 Jul 04 '00	1526	328	423904	5087096	11:23 - grabbing bacterial trap #48 and #47 for deployment.
11:24:19 Jul 04 '00	1526	328	423896	5087116	11:26 - taking bacterial traps to Mkr-N4, a couple metres north-northwest of our position.
11:25:39 Jul 04 '00	1526	329	423902	5087095	11:27 - Mkr-N4 has been spotted.
11:32:21 Jul 04 '00	1525	243	423889	5087114	Good fix X=423893 Y=5087120 at 11:33 for Mkr-N4.
11:33:01 Jul 04 '00	1525	258	423893	5087120	11:34 - placement of bac traps in the hole at Mkr-N4				R543-066
11:34:21 Jul 04 '00	1525	259	423881	5087073	11:36 - DEPLOYED bacterial traps #47 and 48 into hole at Mkr-N4.
11:36:31 Jul 04 '00	1525	259	423878	5087047	1139 - bactraps in place at N4				R543-067
11:36:41 Jul 04 '00	1525	259	423878	5087047	11:38 - Suction sample at Mkr-N4. Bacterial floc (MAT) being sampled, some bio probably in there too. (ROCK subsample). Cloud Mkr-N4 x=423896 y=5087119	R543-SS-J4-0016	Moyer	J Chadwick
11:42:31 Jul 04 '00	1524	258	423863	5087178	11:23 - suction sample at N4 where two bactraps were placed. Sucking bacterial floc. Lots of scale worms in here too.				R543-068
11:42:51 Jul 04 '00	1525	260	423863	5087178	11:45 - Suction sample hit the motherload!! See frame grab.
11:44:21 Jul 04 '00	1525	259	423889	5087115	11:47 - DEPLOYING MTR 4001 beside bacterial traps #47 and #48, at Mkr-N4 Cloud Vent. 423896, 5087119
11:47:31 Jul 04 '00	1525	260	423880	5087138	11:51 - MTR4001 deployed at N4 just next to bactraps 47 and 48. Cloud Mkr-N4		Moyer/Embley		R543-069
11:47:51 Jul 04 '00	1525	261	423889	5087112	11:52 - transit back to elevator at Mkr-33.
11:57:43 Jul 04 '00	1523	225	423855	5087111	11:59 - at Mkr-33, picking up portabox H and E.
12:01:11 Jul 04 '00	1523	246	423855	5087111	12:02 - have spotted larva traps that have fallen out.
12:02:31 Jul 04 '00	1521	267	423846	5087072	12:03 - drove north and slightly west from elevator X=423847 Y=5087111. DEPLOYMENT position is for larva traps #3 & #4. Larva trap #3 had the lid off on the floor.
12:04:11 Jul 04 '00	1524	241	423829	5087122	12:05 - Larval tubes found that were lost going down in ROPOS arm.				R543-070
12:06:01 Jul 04 '00	1521	345	423836	5087074	12:07 - moving ship so that stern is over Nascent vent.
12:08:01 Jul 04 '00	1518	50	423872	5087116	12:09 - basalt overhang on the way to Nascent.				R543-071
12:13:21 Jul 04 '00	1519	9	423876	5087107	12:13 - crabs while en route to Nascent				R543-072
12:14:11 Jul 04 '00	1519	8	423869	5087120	12:14 - en route to nascent vent seeing lots of spider crabs.
12:14:41 Jul 04 '00	1519	8	423881	5087182	12:17 - crabs mating(?) en route to Nascent				R543-073
12:15:01 Jul 04 '00	1519	8	423881	5087182	12:15 - six spider crabs all congregated together. Highlights have started. X=423884 Y=5087192 was a good fix from nav.
12:15:11 Jul 04 '00	1519	5	423881	5087182	12:17 - 6+ crabs en route to Nascent				R543-074
12:15:11 Jul 04 '00	1519	5	423881	5087182	same group of crabs				R543-075
12:15:21 Jul 04 '00	1519	5	423879	5087189	crabs				R543-076
12:15:21 Jul 04 '00	1519	5	423879	5087189	le crabs				R543-077
12:15:31 Jul 04 '00	1518	8	423879	5087189	and crabs				R543-078
12:15:41 Jul 04 '00	1519	5	423862	5087222	12:17 - transit to Nascent. crabs				R543-079
12:18:51 Jul 04 '00	1520	5	423866	5087246	12:20 - highlights off.
12:27:11 Jul 04 '00	1520	16	423899	5087331	12:29 - approximately 20m from nascent vent.
12:30:51 Jul 04 '00	1518	65	423900	5087370	12:31 - NeMO net camera is sight. MTR as well.
12:30:51 Jul 04 '00	1518	65	423900	5087370	12:31 - NemoNet '99 camera at Nascent.				R543-080
12:32:41 Jul 04 '00	1520	30	423905	5087375	12:33 - overall view of Nascent and tubeworms.				R543-081
12:33:53 Jul 04 '00	1520	29	424726	5087118	12:34 - NemoNet camera at Nascent.				R543-082
12:33:53 Jul 04 '00	1520	29	424726	5087118	12:34 - moving to get TWG.
12:35:53 Jul 04 '00	1520	333	423908	5087386	12:37- crab and tubeys keeping nemonet company.				R543-083
12:38:03 Jul 04 '00	1520	322	423897	5087399	12:39 - dropping portabox E so that ROPOS can pick up MTR.
12:39:13 Jul 04 '00	1520	314	423890	5087395	12:40 - Nascent target-> X=423905 Y=5087387 which has changed from the last years target - Old target moved 10 meters.
12:39:23 Jul 04 '00	1520	312	423890	5087395					R543-084
12:39:33 Jul 04 '00	1520	312	423890	5087395					R543-085
12:39:33 Jul 04 '00	1520	312	423890	5087395	Tube worm clump and MTR at Nascent in front of NeMO Net '99 Camera.				R543-086
12:42:43 Jul 04 '00	1520	303	423891	5087393					R543-087
12:48:23 Jul 04 '00	1520	336	424275	5086687	12:50 - DEPLOYING Mkr-M at location of MTR 3175, Nascent Vent.
12:50:19 Jul 04 '00	1520	336	424275	5086687	12:51 - RECOVERING MTR 3175 and putting it into biobox. Nascent Vent, 423905, 5087387	R543-MTR-0017	Embley
12:55:11 Jul 04 '00	1520	313	423895	5087392	12:58 - worm grab at Nascent.				R543-088
12:55:21 Jul 04 '00	1520	313	423895	5087391	12:58 -Tube worm grab at Nascent placed in portabox. (Nascent)	R543-TWG-0018	Tunnicliffe/ Marcus	Juniper
12:57:21 Jul 04 '00	1520	311	423910	5087382	13:00 - 2ND GRAB On same pile. Notice long worms underneath.				R543-089
12:59:51 Jul 04 '00	1520	311	423892	5087396	13:03 - stuffing tube worms into portabox.
13:00:21 Jul 04 '00	1520	314	423892	5087396	13:04 - Frame grab of portabox replete with tubeworms.				R543-090
13:11:01 Jul 04 '00	1520	326	423895	5087394	13:12 - some of the tubeworms were knocked out of the portabox. Went back for another TWG to fill box back up.
13:17:53 Jul 04 '00	1519	323	423891	5087390	13:21 - portabox closed.
13:21:53 Jul 04 '00	1520	321	423895	5087400	DEPLOYING MTR-3287 where old MTR-3175 was recovered earlier. Nascent Vent, 423905, 5087387
13:31:33 Jul 04 '00	1519	12	423982	5087522	13:32 - heading towards Mkr-N41, approximately 40m away, north-northeast.
13:43:05 Jul 04 '00	1518	345	423938	5087427	13:44 - spotted Mkr-N41 across a fissure.
13:43:55 Jul 04 '00	1517	266	423938	5087427	13:44 - ARRIVAL at Mkr N41				R543-091
13:44:45 Jul 04 '00	1518	326	423938	5087427	13:45 - mats at Mkr-N41				R543-092
13:45:25 Jul 04 '00	1519	336	423938	5087427	13:45 - mats at Mkr-N41				R543-093
13:45:35 Jul 04 '00	1518	311	423938	5087427	13:45 - mats at Mkr-N41				R543-094
13:51:25 Jul 04 '00	1519	338	423970	5087504	13:52 - ROPOS is manipulating portabox E for sample recovery.
13:54:45 Jul 04 '00	1519	290	423873	5087363	13:56 - worm grab at Mkr-N41				R543-095
13:55:35 Jul 04 '00	1518	296	423928	5087432	13:57 - worm grab at Mkr-N41				R543-096
13:55:55 Jul 04 '00	1519	290	423928	5087432	13:57 - Tube worm grab at Mkr-N41, near Nascent Vent x=423922 y=5087428 z=1520	R543-TWG-0019	Tunnicliffe/ Marcus	Juniper
14:00:35 Jul 04 '00	1518	283	423886	5087406	14:01 - 2bd worm grab from Mkr-N41				R543-097
14:05:25 Jul 04 '00	1519	269	423906	5087385	14:07- portabox closed
14:06:15 Jul 04 '00	1519	270	423906	5087385	14:09 - RECOVERY of MTR-3041 at Mkr-N41. z=1520	R543-MTR-0020	Embley
14:09:55 Jul 04 '00	1519	14	423926	5087417	14:10 - DEPLOYED MTR-3334 at Mkr-N41 is location of recovered MTR-3041.
14:12:07 Jul 04 '00	1519	326	423926	5087417	14:13 - previously dropped biobox back in the grip of ROPOS, now moving ship back to elevator.
14:33:07 Jul 04 '00	1517	166	423900	5087165	14:35 - elevator in sight of ROPOS
14:44:19 Jul 04 '00	1519	35	423844	5087061	14:45 - crab attempting to steal our yummy worm catch.				R543-098
14:45:19 Jul 04 '00	1522	64	423844	5087063	14:46 - putting first portabox in the elevator.
14:49:19 Jul 04 '00	1519	83	423839	5087140	14:51 - Retrieving Time Lapse Camera at Mkr-33, after its one year deployment. (BIO - animals on frame to Juniper)	R543-TLC-0021	Tunnicliffe	Juniper
14:53:10 Jul 04 '00	1522	105	423853	5087072	14:55 - bac mat on Time Lapse Camera at Mkr-33.				R543-099
14:53:40 Jul 04 '00	1522	104	423853	5087072	14:55 -coming off the bottom; headed toward the cage. End of dive.
15:13:02 Jul 04 '00	1199	21	423847	5087068	1605 - ROPOS on deck, with the TLC in tow.
15:13:02 Jul 04 '00	1199	21	423847	5087068	1604 - ROPOS on deck. Tried to acoustically release the elevator but after one hour gave up. Will release with ROPOS tomorrow when return to this site.
					R543 Dive Summary: Mkr 33-Deployed 3 MTR's, 2 bactraps, 4 larval tubes (positioned 1 and 2). Recovered 3 osmos 2 bactraps, '99 Time Lapse Camera. Samples: 4 ss, 1 twg, 1gtb. Cloud (N4 and N6/21)-Deployed 2 bactraps, 3 MTR's, and Mkr-21. Recovered VEMCO and MTR. Samples: 2 ss, 1 gtb. Nascent-Deployed Mkr-M, 1 MTR. Recovered 1 MTR. Sample: 1 twg. Mkr-N41-Deployed 1 MTR. Recovered 1 MTR. Sample: 1 twg.