Dive 548

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Tasks: Deploy benchmarks at caldera center near BPR, Magnesia, Mkr-33, and BagCity. Move osmo from Magnesia to Mkr-N41. Hook up NemoNet '99 camera to release mooring (Mkr-N41). Deploy MTR's, suction sample, and twg's Joystick, FeCity, BagCity.

Bottom Time: JD191(7/9) 0836- JD192(7/10) 0255

07:18:43 Jul 09 '00

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ROPOS in the water

08:31:23 Jul 09 '00

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We are ready to rock and roll.

08:36:33 Jul 09 '00

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Ropos on the bottom. We should be near the center of the caldera.

08:40:33 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 1. We are looking for the BPR mooring, should be 50 m to the north.

08:40:33 Jul 09 '00

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Bottom, near BPR mooring.

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08:42:13 Jul 09 '00

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Traversing ropy sheet flow, some is jumbled. Flying over a few sea stars and ophiuroids.

08:48:25 Jul 09 '00

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Brittle stars and small rattail.

08:48:25 Jul 09 '00

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Ophiuroid and vent fish near BPR mooring.

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08:50:55 Jul 09 '00

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Vent fish and ophiuroids at the middle of caldera.

R548-003

08:51:25 Jul 09 '00

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Large gastropod on lava - looks like a white blob from the distance. Tried to get some close up video.

09:03:37 Jul 09 '00

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BPR mooring.

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09:04:07 Jul 09 '00

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BPR mooring.

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09:03:07 Jul 09 '00

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At the BPR mooring. Found it by coming up in the water column 5 m and used the mesotech to release it. We were unable to use the acoustic release on the mooring to talk to it. Photo 2 of BPR.

09:06:57 Jul 09 '00

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Still photos 3, 4 of BPR.

09:07:27 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 5 of BPR on lobate flows.

09:07:47 Jul 09 '00

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BPR mooring.

R548-006

09:09:49 Jul 09 '00

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Benchmark-63

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09:10:19 Jul 09 '00

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DEPLOYING Bmrk-63.

09:16:19 Jul 09 '00

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Photo #6 of Bmrk-63

09:18:29 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-63 in place.

R548-008

09:20:59 Jul 09 '00

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Pressure measurement at Bmrk-63.

R548-009

09:26:21 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-63

R548-010

09:27:31 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-63

R548-011

09:20:49 Jul 09 '00

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Taking pressure measurement at Bmrk-63. Start at 09:21 end at 9:46.

09:41:43 Jul 09 '00

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Photo #7 of Bmrk-63.

09:46:13 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-63.

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09:46:35 Jul 09 '00

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Cage motor has been turned off for a good fix for benchmark location.

09:55:25 Jul 09 '00

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Two transponder ROPOS fix for Bmrk-63 x=421717 y=5089568. The ONLY fix.

09:57:25 Jul 09 '00

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Transit to Magnesia, going to take ~1hr. Bringing ROPOS to cage, going to "swim" in front of cage. Moving ship SE at 1 knot for 2.1 km. Video is off at 10:01.

11:18:27 Jul 09 '00

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Seeing a plume in the water column about 200 m NW of Magnesia. ROPOS is up by the cage at 1472 m.

11:32:11 Jul 09 '00

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Now over Magnesia and still seeing plume in the SIT camera 60 m off the bottom.

11:34:23 Jul 09 '00

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Heading down to bottom at Magnesia vent.

11:37:11 Jul 09 '00

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Video has been turned back on.

11:38:51 Jul 09 '00

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Looking at a "city" of pillars. Looking for Magnesia marker.

11:43:33 Jul 09 '00

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Have spotted Mkr-67 for Magnesia vent area.

11:48:23 Jul 09 '00

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Attempting to deploy Bmrk-1 at Mkr-67.

11:54:23 Jul 09 '00

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DEPLOYMENT of Bmrk-1. Going to take pressure measurement.

11:57:13 Jul 09 '00

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Pressure measurement of Bmrk-1 at Magnesia.

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11:56:13 Jul 09 '00

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Pressure recording beginning at 11:57.

12:00:13 Jul 09 '00

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Photo #8 taken of pressure measurement.

12:18:15 Jul 09 '00

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Finished with pressure measurement and now looking for OSMO and place to SS.

12:19:25 Jul 09 '00

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Photos 9, 10, 11, 12 taken of Bmrk-1.

12:20:05 Jul 09 '00

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Layout for Bmrk-1 at Magnesia with Mkr-in background.

R548-014

12:20:55 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 13, 14, and 15 taken of osmo, which is east of marker.

12:28:45 Jul 09 '00

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Preparing for FeO suction sample---Ian has created a small flurry of FeO.

12:29:25 Jul 09 '00

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Start suction 12:28 for FeO - Suction ended 12:31. Appears very fluffy, looks like last years bacterial flock is now covered with FeO. (Rock chips subsmp). Magnesia Mkr-67 - x=423661 y=5088545.

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Fortin

J Chadwick

12:33:15 Jul 09 '00

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Beautiful lava pillar at Magnesia.

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12:35:05 Jul 09 '00

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Now going to pick up osmosampler.

12:35:25 Jul 09 '00

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Photo #13 taken.

12:36:37 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-1 does not look flat.

R548-016

12:37:47 Jul 09 '00

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While in transit to osmosampler, bmrk looked on a slant and as a result will reposition.

12:43:47 Jul 09 '00

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Benchmark has been moved and now positioning pressure measuring device to take a reading.

12:48:37 Jul 09 '00

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Pressure measurement of Bmrk-1 at new position Magnesia.

R548-017

12:45:37 Jul 09 '00

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Start of pressure measurement at 12:46. End pressure measurement at 12:58

12:58:47 Jul 09 '00

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ROPOS was pulled off bmrk while taking pressure reading and the bmrk was jarred so must reposition bmrk again.

13:08:20 Jul 09 '00

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3rd take of pressure measurement on Bmrk-1 at Magnesia.

R548-018

13:05:59 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-1 has been repositioned and pressure measurement must be taken again...start time 13:07 end time 13:27 Photo 17 while taking measurement. Photos 18 and 19 taken after measurement.

13:29:40 Jul 09 '00

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Final(?) position of Bmrk-1 at Magnesia

R548-019

13:34:32 Jul 09 '00

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Have picked up osmosampler but it appears that some rocks have fallen on the tubing.

13:37:42 Jul 09 '00

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Osmosampler has been picked up and moving it to Nascent.

13:42:52 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 20 taken after picking up and securing the osmo sampler. Moving it over to Nascent, distance of 1187m away to SE (164 heading). Turned off Embley archive tapes.

14:47:26 Jul 09 '00

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Interesting looking snot??? in transit to Nascent

R548-020

14:50:26 Jul 09 '00

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Ship has arrived at Cammoor (NeMO'99 camera release mooring).

14:53:56 Jul 09 '00

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ROPOS going to the bottom.

14:58:08 Jul 09 '00

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On the bottom, headed to the east.

15:02:28 Jul 09 '00

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5087456

MTR mooring cable has been mowed over by lava.

15:01:48 Jul 09 '00

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424015

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Line in new flow.

R548-021

15:02:38 Jul 09 '00

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Mooring line covered by new flow.

R548-022

15:03:58 Jul 09 '00

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MTR mooring line in the flow.

R548-023

15:06:08 Jul 09 '00

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5087332

Good fix: x=423960 y=5087332. (Mooring line overrun by lava)

15:09:18 Jul 09 '00

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424046

5087439

Found camera mooring.

15:10:08 Jul 09 '00

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424049

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Crab on Nemonet'99 camera mooring.

R548-024

15:13:08 Jul 09 '00

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423996

5087329

Headed to the Nemonet'99 camera site (near Nascent).

15:18:48 Jul 09 '00

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423994

5087472

Moving the ship 60m to the NW.

15:29:50 Jul 09 '00

1519

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423846

5087237

Still looking for the Nemonet'99 camera (near Nascent - Mkr-N41)

15:31:10 Jul 09 '00

1519

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423846

5087237

Mkr-N41 spotted in the distance.

15:31:50 Jul 09 '00

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5087412

Photo 21 taken (counter is 2 photos behind).

15:32:20 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 22 taken.

15:32:40 Jul 09 '00

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Set down OSMO (the one picked up at Magnesia) at Mkr-N41. Will get it at a later time.

15:34:10 Jul 09 '00

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423911

5087406

Looking for a good place to deploy some MTRs. Found some shimmery flow.

15:36:20 Jul 09 '00

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5087406

3 meters south of Mkr-N41. Getting ready to deploy MTR_3211.

15:37:50 Jul 09 '00

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5087405

DEPLOYED MTR_3211 in a clump of tubeworms and limpets (shimmery flow).

15:39:10 Jul 09 '00

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5087412

MTR positioned at Mkr-N41.

R548-025

15:42:50 Jul 09 '00

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423901

5087412

Getting ready to deploy MTR_3309.

15:43:40 Jul 09 '00

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5087412

Another MTR at Mkr-N41, buried in limpets, palm worms.

R548-026

15:43:40 Jul 09 '00

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DEPLOYED MTR_3309 in another clump of tubeworms and limpets (shimmery flow). About 5 m south of N41. Near Nemonet99 camera, so it's closer to Mkr-M. Photo 23 taken.

15:45:20 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 24 taken.

15:45:30 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 25 taken.

15:45:40 Jul 09 '00

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Nemonet'99 camera sitting on the bottom before being transported to its release mooring.

R548-027

15:46:10 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 27, 28 taken.

15:47:10 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 29, 30, and 31 taken of Nemonet '99 camera.

15:46:30 Jul 09 '00

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Fouling on the frame of Nemonet'99 camera.

R548-028

15:46:50 Jul 09 '00

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Fouling on Nemonet'99 lens.

R548-029

15:49:20 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 32 taken. Nemonet'99 camera is covered in gunk.

15:52:52 Jul 09 '00

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Highlights turned on.

15:54:42 Jul 09 '00

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ROPOS is grabbing the camera by its aluminum frame.

15:56:52 Jul 09 '00

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Headed back to the camera recovery mooring. 200m away, bearing of 114.

15:59:42 Jul 09 '00

1519

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5087384

Highlights turned off.

16:04:42 Jul 09 '00

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ROPOS is getting a better grip on the camera's frame.

16:09:22 Jul 09 '00

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Moving the ship back to Cammor (camera mooring).

16:19:12 Jul 09 '00

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Still headed to the camera mooring.

16:23:24 Jul 09 '00

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Found it! Photo 33 taken of Nemonet'99 camera next to its recovery mooring.

16:23:54 Jul 09 '00

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Highlights on.

16:25:24 Jul 09 '00

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Nemonet'99 camera and camera mooring position: x=424003, y=5087340.

16:26:14 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 34 and 35 taken.

16:25:44 Jul 09 '00

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Crab on Nemonet'99 camera mooring.

R548-030

16:27:54 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 36 taken.

16:31:34 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 37 taken.

16:32:54 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 38 taken of Nemonet'99 camera.

16:33:14 Jul 09 '00

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Hooking up the Nemonet'99 camera to the recovery mooring.

16:32:14 Jul 09 '00

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Nemonet'99 camera on the release mooring.

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16:32:44 Jul 09 '00

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Close up of Nemonet'99 camera on release mooring.

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16:35:54 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 39 taken.

16:36:54 Jul 09 '00

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Hooked up camera recovery mooring to the camera. Photo 40 taken.

16:36:54 Jul 09 '00

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Hooking release mooring line onto the Nemonet'99 camera.

R548-033

16:38:04 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 41,42 taken of the camera.

16:40:04 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 43, 44 taken.

16:39:04 Jul 09 '00

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Nemonet'99 on release mooring.

R548-034

16:40:04 Jul 09 '00

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Nemonet'99 hooked up to release mooring.

R548-035

16:40:54 Jul 09 '00

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Headed to Mkr-33 now. Going back to the cage first, to transit in water column. Highlights off 16:41.

16:42:54 Jul 09 '00

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Ship moving to Mkr-33: Range of 276, bearing of 213.

16:45:24 Jul 09 '00

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All tapes off.

17:16:50 Jul 09 '00

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Taking a look at the cage; going down to the bottom now. We're about 40 meters SW of Mkr-33.

17:19:40 Jul 09 '00

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At the bottom now.

17:23:00 Jul 09 '00

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Went back up to the cage. 20 m SW of Mkr-33.

17:25:50 Jul 09 '00

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Two benchmarks (tied together) tossed out of the cage, 25 M SW of Mkr-33. Tapes on again.

17:31:10 Jul 09 '00

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ROPOS at the bottom, looking at the benchmarks.

17:32:00 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 45 taken of benchmarks.

17:32:20 Jul 09 '00

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Picked up the two benchmarks.

17:33:30 Jul 09 '00

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Headed east to get closer to Mkr-33, benchmarks in hand.

17:35:10 Jul 09 '00

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Larval traps and Mkr-33 in view!

17:37:00 Jul 09 '00

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Put the benchmarks down, separating the two benchmarks.

17:39:40 Jul 09 '00

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5087057

Turned Bmrk-4 right side up.

17:40:00 Jul 09 '00

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5087057

Turned Bmrk-5 right side up.

17:44:12 Jul 09 '00

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Picked up /bmrk-4 in left hand, Bmrk-5 in right hand, going around to look for a place to put one where there is no flow.

17:46:32 Jul 09 '00

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Photo 46 taken.

17:46:52 Jul 09 '00

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Bmrk-5 DEPLOYED at Mkr-33

17:54:02 Jul 09 '00

1523

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5087107

Waiting for the GPS to settle down before we start pressure measurement.

17:55:02 Jul 09 '00

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5087066

Tapes changed at 17:52

17:56:02 Jul 09 '00

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Getting ready to start the pressure measurement.

17:58:02 Jul 09 '00

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5087090

Placing pressure sensor on Bmrk-5

17:59:12 Jul 09 '00

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423839

5087110

Started pressure measurement.

18:00:22 Jul 09 '00

1523

44

423838

5087109

Benchmark 5 position: x=423838 y=5087111 z=1523. 15 m NW of Mkr-33 at a bearing of 306.

18:00:32 Jul 09 '00

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423838

5087109

Pressure measurement at Bmrk-5 at Mkr-33.

R548-036

18:20:24 Jul 09 '00

1523

44

423839

5087108

End of pressure reading.

18:23:04 Jul 09 '00

1523

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5087574

Putting pressures sensor back.

18:24:54 Jul 09 '00

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64

423816

5087114

Coming off the bottom, headed up to the cage. Benchmark 4 in hand. Tapes off.

18:28:44 Jul 09 '00

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5087059

Ship moving from Mkr-33 to BagCity at one knot. 2 km away, at a bearing of 195. ROPOS transiting in water column.

20:10:02 Jul 09 '00

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423465

5085372

Arrived on bottom at BagCity. Starting archive tapes, Juniper and Tunnicliffe.

20:13:02 Jul 09 '00

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422999

5084529

Highlights turned on.

20:23:44 Jul 09 '00

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423294

5085211

Photo 47 taken.

20:16:14 Jul 09 '00

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423196

5085116

Collapsed pit with jumbled flow on bottom and lobate flow on roof.

20:19:24 Jul 09 '00

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423200

5085120

No bags yet but small communities in cracks. photo 49 and 50 taken.

20:20:34 Jul 09 '00

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424064

5085660

Photo 51 taken.

20:20:54 Jul 09 '00

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5085660

Photo 52 taken.

20:23:14 Jul 09 '00

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423268

5085203

Looking around at BagCity. Good fix for BagCity area is x=423271, y=5085209, fix at 23:04.

R548-037

20:21:54 Jul 09 '00

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424064

5085660

Photo 53-60 taken

20:24:54 Jul 09 '00

1532

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423196

5085146

Heading NE; photo 61, 62 taken. Still no 'bags'.

20:25:34 Jul 09 '00

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5085146

Photo 63-68 taken. Amphisamytha (polychaete) in brown tubes over top of basalt.

20:30:14 Jul 09 '00

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423206

5085132

Tube worms, limpids at BagCity

R548-038

20:27:34 Jul 09 '00

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5085116

photo 69-74 taken. Replete with tubeworms.

20:31:54 Jul 09 '00

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423179

5085106

Bags at BagCity.

R548-039

20:31:54 Jul 09 '00

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423179

5085106

Photo 75 taken. Lots of shimmery flow.

20:35:34 Jul 09 '00

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423272

5085208

Photo 76-80 taken. Looking for camera deployment site

20:39:24 Jul 09 '00

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423198

5085124

More bags and tube worms at BagCity.

R548-040

20:39:24 Jul 09 '00

1534

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423198

5085124

Photo 81 taken.

20:43:46 Jul 09 '00

1534

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423204

5085129

Surveying potential NemoNet'00 camera site at BagCity. x=423271 y=5085197.

20:49:36 Jul 09 '00

1534

121

423206

5085134

Photo 82 taken. DEPLOYING MTR_3315 at camera site.

20:56:36 Jul 09 '00

1534

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423204

5085131

Highlight turned off.

21:02:56 Jul 09 '00

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423271

5085197

Site of deployment of MTR at NeMOnet camera at BagCity.

R548-041

21:02:26 Jul 09 '00

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423271

5085197

MTR DEPLOYED just to the left of the camera field of view.

21:05:16 Jul 09 '00

1534

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423717

5083297

Highlights on at 2106 for healthy worms.

21:05:26 Jul 09 '00

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423717

5083297

Tube worms in the flow.

R548-042

21:06:26 Jul 09 '00

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423717

5083297

Limpids on tube worms.

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21:06:56 Jul 09 '00

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423717

5083297

Scale worm on tubeworm.

R548-044

21:15:18 Jul 09 '00

1531

18

423187

5085121

Mkr-36 and MTR.

R548-045

21:10:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

93

423190

5085117

Scale worm on tubeworm.

R548-046

21:13:58 Jul 09 '00

1533

80

423811

5083413

BagCity

R548-047

21:16:28 Jul 09 '00

1531

19

423707

5083300

MTR at Mrk-36.

R548-048

21:14:08 Jul 09 '00

1532

44

423811

5083413

Photo 83 of Mkr-36 at BagCity.

21:16:48 Jul 09 '00

1532

33

423707

5083300

Bags at BagCity beneath MTR.

R548-049

21:17:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

28

423707

5083300

Tubeworms and MTR at BagCity.

R548-050

21:17:48 Jul 09 '00

1534

30

422989

5084569

Tube worm bushes at BagCity.

R548-051

21:19:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

29

422989

5084569

Site of deployment of NeMO net 2000 camera at base of Mkr-36.

R548-052

21:20:38 Jul 09 '00

1534

29

423710

5083296

More tubeworms at BagCity.

R548-053

21:19:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

29

422989

5084569

Looking at potential NeMO net camera deployment site. photo 84 taken.

21:23:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

37

423272

5085205

one more

R548-054

21:23:38 Jul 09 '00

1534

18

423707

5083296

Jean's future tube worms.

R548-055

21:24:38 Jul 09 '00

1534

21

423200

5085130

MTR in tube worm bush at base of Mkr-36.

R548-056

21:25:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

20

423199

5085132

Photo 84 taken.

21:26:48 Jul 09 '00

1534

21

423196

5085125

Highlights turned off.

21:27:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

20

423276

5085207

DEPLOYING MTR_3197 about 1 meter east of MTR that we will pick up.

21:25:48 Jul 09 '00

1534

20

423246

5085197

MTR foreground, in tubeworm bush (bags too).

R548-057

21:32:58 Jul 09 '00

1534

20

423200

5085129

MTR_3197 at BagCity deployed for Embley.

R548-058

21:38:20 Jul 09 '00

1534

16

423708

5083301

2134 the embley archive tapes were changed.

21:43:10 Jul 09 '00

1534

20

423541

5085469

Tubeworm grab near the base of Mkr-36. In port biobox. (Microbial mat and basalt chip sub samples). BagCity Mkr-36 - x=423271 y= 5085209.

R548-TWG-0002

Tunnicliffe/Marcus

Moyer/ J Chadwick

21:42:50 Jul 09 '00

1534

20

423541

5085469

frame grab

R548-059

21:44:40 Jul 09 '00

1534

32

423533

5085459

Jean's worms, for sure.

R548-060

21:45:50 Jul 09 '00

1534

31

423536

5085466

Tubeworm sample at Mkr-36, BagCity.

R548-061

21:48:20 Jul 09 '00

1534

31

423527

5085454

Photo 85 taken.

21:52:50 Jul 09 '00

1534

29

422985

5084541

Recovering MTR_3049 at BagCity

R548-062

21:52:00 Jul 09 '00

1534

24

422985

5084541

Recovering MTR_3049 with some tube worms to boot. Placing in port biobox.

21:55:30 Jul 09 '00

1534

25

423748

5083334

Recovering MTR_3049. BagCity Mkr-36 - x=423271 y= 5085209.

R548-MTR-0003

Embley

22:03:52 Jul 09 '00

1534

27

423179

5085111

repositioning MTR_3197

22:09:42 Jul 09 '00

1534

25

423719

5085667

Handing Bmrk- from 5-function to 7-function arm so we can SS.

22:11:52 Jul 09 '00

1535

24

423538

5085464

Suction Sample - J2 near base of where TWG was taken. Filter #4 1.0 um (PARTICULATES) start time 2211, end time 2226. BagCity Mkr-36 - x=423271 y= 5085209.

R548-SS-J2-0004

Juniper

22:14:22 Jul 09 '00

1534

26

423186

5085123

Changed Tunnicliffe and Juniper archive tapes at 2208.

22:18:42 Jul 09 '00

1534

48

422334

5085521

Slurping for Juniper at BagCity.

R548-063

22:26:02 Jul 09 '00

1534

46

423268

5085201

SS for 2 turned off.

22:30:54 Jul 09 '00

1534

46

423205

5085134

Suction at Mkr-36 for Moyer.

R548-064

22:27:12 Jul 09 '00

1534

46

422892

5084791

Suction Sample - Jar 3 Same spot as previous slurp sample for MICROBIAL MAT. Start time 2226, end time 2236.

R548-SS-J3-0005

Moyer

22:35:14 Jul 09 '00

1534

46

423197

5085124

SS for 6 turned off.

22:36:04 Jul 09 '00

1534

47

423210

5085143

Stop Juniper tape 22:26.

22:39:24 Jul 09 '00

1532

166

423202

5085138

Photo 86 taken

22:39:24 Jul 09 '00

1532

166

423202

5085138

Polysacharides (?) and tubeworms at BagCity.

R548-065

22:39:44 Jul 09 '00

1533

179

423281

5085209

Polysacharides (?) and tubeworms at BagCity.

R548-066

22:45:44 Jul 09 '00

1534

332

423535

5085463

Suction for bottle #4 at BagCity

R548-067

22:45:34 Jul 09 '00

1534

329

423535

5085463

Obtaining peripheral fauna around tubeworms (BIO). Beginning Suction Sample into jar 4 at 22:46, ending at 22:52. BagCity Mkr-36 - x=423271 y= 5085209.

R548-SS-J4-0006

Tunnicliffe/ Marcus

22:51:04 Jul 09 '00

1534

332

423533

5085465

End of suction for bottle #4 at Mkr-36 (BagCity).

R548-068

23:07:36 Jul 09 '00

1532

274

423242

5085184

Edge of Pit at BagCity.

R548-069

23:07:36 Jul 09 '00

1532

274

423242

5085184

Edge of pit at BagCity.

R548-070

23:08:56 Jul 09 '00

1533

266

423195

5085131

Looking for a spot to place a benchmark.

23:09:26 Jul 09 '00

1533

276

423195

5085131

Photo 89.

23:12:06 Jul 09 '00

1534

247

421335

5085665

DEPLOY Benchmark 4.

23:12:26 Jul 09 '00

1534

248

423197

5085135

Bmrk-4 tentative placement.

R548-071

23:13:06 Jul 09 '00

1534

247

423188

5085124

Photo 90 Bmrk-4 in place

23:16:16 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423542

5085472

Pressure measurement at Bmrk-4 starts.

23:18:06 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423218

5083695

Photo 91 pressure measurement in progress.

23:19:56 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423185

5085122

Highlights on. Female spider crab ventilating her eggs.

23:16:46 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423542

5085472

Start of pressure measurement at Bmrk-4.

R548-072

23:20:56 Jul 09 '00

1534

256

423200

5085138

Crab ventilating eggs, BagCity

R548-073

23:23:38 Jul 09 '00

1534

256

423207

5085144

Amphisamytha tubes in background on periphery of BagCity.

R548-074

23:26:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

254

423785

5083405

Taking close ups of animals on lava while we sit waiting for the pressure measurement.

23:27:28 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423719

5083342

Tentacles of Amphisamytha hanging out of tube. Periphery of BagCity, at Bmrk-4

R548-075

23:30:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

422884

5084787

Close up video of a scale worm and Amphisamytha tubes. Highlights were off for the last few minutes, now back on to video scale worm.

23:29:28 Jul 09 '00

1534

254

423017

5084110

Rock near BagCity bmrk with worms.

R548-076

23:30:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

253

422884

5084787

Close up of rock near BagCity with scale worm.

R548-077

23:31:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

254

423251

5085159

Scale worm near BagCity.

R548-078

23:32:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423547

5085479

Another one -scale worm.

R548-079

23:37:18 Jul 09 '00

1534

255

423237

5085196

Amphisamytha gills on right side in flow. (Bmrk-4)

R548-080

23:39:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

253

423162

5085101

End of pressure measurement at Bmrk- 4.

23:42:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

251

423192

5085129

Stowing pressure sensor in bracket on front of sub.

23:43:08 Jul 09 '00

1534

244

423185

5085121

Photo 92 of Bmrk-4.

23:43:28 Jul 09 '00

1534

252

423185

5085121

DEPLOYING Mkr-65 at Bmrk-4. After we are heading to Joystick - 300 m away at a bearing of 18 degrees.

23:47:58 Jul 09 '00

1534

252

424029

5084250

Mkr-65.

23:52:30 Jul 09 '00

1534

251

423255

5085192

Good fix for Bmrk-4 x=423255 y= 5085192 z=1534 time 2352. (Mkr-65 area)

23:57:40 Jul 09 '00

1534

251

423256

5085193

5.5L/min McLane pump starts

23:55:50 Jul 09 '00

1534

251

423716

5085666

Bmrk-4 & Mkr-65

R548-081

23:58:50 Jul 09 '00

1534

253

423257

5085192

Bmrk-4 & Mkr-65

R548-082

23:59:30 Jul 09 '00

1533

250

423256

5085193

Bmrk-4 & Mkr-65

R548-083

23:58:40 Jul 09 '00

1534

251

423257

5085192

Photos 93, 94, 95 Bmrk-4 & Mkr-65 pull out shots.

00:02:10 Jul 10 '00

1525

66

423252

5085185

Transit to Joystick.

00:12:02 Jul 10 '00

1532

16

423207

5085151

Bottom is in view.

00:12:12 Jul 10 '00

1531

16

423207

5085151

Lobate flows, some sediment.

00:15:12 Jul 10 '00

1531

14

423271

5085209

Rope creature.

R548-084

00:16:52 Jul 10 '00

1531

12

421344

5085692

Lava age difference?

R548-085

00:17:22 Jul 10 '00

1531

12

423190

5085152

Eruptive fissure

00:18:12 Jul 10 '00

1532

12

422967

5084561

Eruptive fissure

R548-086

00:19:02 Jul 10 '00

1532

12

422967

5084561

Eruptive fissure

R548-087

00:28:12 Jul 10 '00

1533

8

423272

5085258

What the hell is that?

R548-088

00:29:32 Jul 10 '00

1534

3

423172

5085211

Restart McLAne pump for another 30 min.

00:30:52 Jul 10 '00

1534

19

422885

5084907

Lava drainage and collapsed areas.

00:31:12 Jul 10 '00

1534

15

423297

5085334

R548-089

00:32:32 Jul 10 '00

1534

9

423452

5086880

Transit BagCity to Joystick.

R548-090

00:33:34 Jul 10 '00

1534

15

425384

5085061

Stains between pillows (FexOy), need I say more?

00:34:44 Jul 10 '00

1534

11

425384

5085061

Near Joystick.

R548-091

00:36:14 Jul 10 '00

1534

15

423436

5085508

McLane pump stopped at 31.5 L.

00:36:34 Jul 10 '00

1534

15

423436

5085509

Photo 96 ~80 m south of Joystick.

00:38:04 Jul 10 '00

1534

17

423543

5083275

Photo 97 venting area in the yellow stuff.

00:38:14 Jul 10 '00

1534

12

423543

5083275

80m from Joystick.

R548-092

00:38:54 Jul 10 '00

1534

17

423162

5085240

Between BagCity and Joystick.

R548-093

00:40:34 Jul 10 '00

1534

15

423392

5085464

BagCity to Joystick oxides.

R548-094

00:40:44 Jul 10 '00

1534

15

423392

5085464

Start Juniper tape and beta highlight tape.

00:42:14 Jul 10 '00

1534

10

423291

5085362

Photo 98.

00:42:34 Jul 10 '00

1534

8

423291

5085362

FeCity x=423291 y=5085362 time 0042.

00:47:54 Jul 10 '00

1534

281

423133

5085210

Beta highlights are off.

01:03:26 Jul 10 '00

1533

148

423293

5085363

Between BagCity and Joystick.

R548-095

01:03:16 Jul 10 '00

1533

219

423441

5085510

Moving around to find a suction sampling site: photos 99, 100 & 101

01:04:36 Jul 10 '00

1534

38

425339

5085296

Younger lava on left?

R548-096

01:09:06 Jul 10 '00

1535

64

423142

5085218

Photo #2 venting area w/ Iron Oxides.

01:11:36 Jul 10 '00

1535

63

423159

5085238

.Suction sampling to bottle 5

01:12:16 Jul 10 '00

1535

62

423159

5085238

FeCity Vent, sucking..

R548-097

01:15:36 Jul 10 '00

1535

63

423728

5085737

Orange MICROBIAL MAT and BASALT CHIPS into Suction sampler jar 5. Start time 0111, end time 0130. FeCity x=423291 y=5085361.

R548-SS-J5-0007

Juniper

J Chadwick

01:29:48 Jul 10 '00

1535

61

423292

5085366

Continue transit north to Joystick.

01:31:58 Jul 10 '00

1534

358

423144

5085250

McLane pump turned on. Beautiful arch while in transit.

01:30:08 Jul 10 '00

1535

68

421383

5085815

Between BagCity and Joystick - FeCity (just near the site of suction bottle #5).

R548-098

01:31:48 Jul 10 '00

1533

353

423144

5085250

Door at the south of Joystick.

R548-099

01:32:08 Jul 10 '00

1533

20

423144

5085250

A door south of Joystick.

R548-100

01:32:38 Jul 10 '00

1534

24

423144

5085250

Enter of the house south of Joystick.

R548-101

01:44:38 Jul 10 '00

1535

16

423392

5085573

Ropy lava with iron oxides.

01:47:18 Jul 10 '00

1535

84

423108

5085278

Transition to sheet flow.

01:52:28 Jul 10 '00

1533

24

423345

5085504

Arrival at Joystick - Mkr-42.

01:54:48 Jul 10 '00

1536

68

423419

5085576

118 Liters McLane pump stopped. photo 101 Joystick.

01:56:08 Jul 10 '00

1538

95

423341

5085505

Near Joystick

R548-102

01:56:50 Jul 10 '00

1538

97

423340

5085507

fix x=423340 y=5085507

02:06:00 Jul 10 '00

1538

96

423336

5085503

Tubeworm grab delivered to stbd Bio Box. Scale worm new species in grab - 1 vestimentiferen (sp?). Joystick Mkr-42, x=423342 y=5085505.

R548-TWG-0008

Marcus

Juniper

02:20:30 Jul 10 '00

1538

91

423336

5085505

ROPOS handshake (straightening the finger).

R548-103

02:19:40 Jul 10 '00

1538

91

421375

5085735

Wormy basalt glass grab to stbd Bio Box (Rock and Bio). Joystick Mkr-42.

R548-RK-0009

J Chadwick

Tunnicliffe

02:26:52 Jul 10 '00

1538

88

423079

5085252

Suction sample of the limpet among the tubeworms (BIO), jar #6. Start time 0226, end time 0236. Joystick Mkr-42.

R548-SS-J6-0010

Marcus

J Chadwick

02:35:42 Jul 10 '00

1538

82

423421

5085584

Crab and small fish.

R548-104

02:36:32 Jul 10 '00

1538

83

423421

5085584

Finished with SS #6.

02:36:52 Jul 10 '00

1538

82

423421

5085584

Suction sample bottle 7 peripheral fauna and mat in and around tube worms (BIO and MAT). Joystick Mkr-42.

R548-SS-J7-0011

Juniper

02:42:02 Jul 10 '00

1538

83

423179

5086969

Suction at Joystick (bottle #7).

R548-105

02:44:22 Jul 10 '00

1538

83

423349

5085496

Done with bottle 7 and the dive est fini.

02:45:02 Jul 10 '00

1538

83

423334

5085509

Avalanche at Joystick.

R548-106

02:45:32 Jul 10 '00

1538

81

423346

5085505

Vent fish looking at the avalanche at Joystick.

R548-107

02:46:12 Jul 10 '00

1538

82

423284

5085476

Sighting of sea spiders (I think it's the D.T.'s).

02:47:12 Jul 10 '00

1538

84

421004

5088265

Chunk of Joystick basalt in the 5-function arm.

02:47:32 Jul 10 '00

1538

83

422528

5086367

Piece of rock in the arm.

R548-108

02:48:12 Jul 10 '00

1538

83

423324

5085500

Basalt into stbd bio box. Joystick Mkr-42.

R548-RK-0012

J Chadwick

02:51:04 Jul 10 '00

1538

84

426053

5087077

Photo 103 - still more Joystick.

McLane pump. 118 liters fluid. Started at BagCity, turned off intermittently, shut down at Joystick. (BagCity, Iron City, Joystick area).

R548-McLane-0013

Metaxas

02:55:00 Jul 10 '00

ROPOS off the bottom heading to surface. On deck at 0348.

R548 Dive Summary: BPR (near center of caldera)-Deployed Bmrk-66. Pressure reading. Magnesia-Deployed Bmrk-1 and performed pressure reading. Sample: 1 ss. Moved osmosampler from Magnesia to Mkr-N41. Mkr-N41-Deployed MTR. Connected NeMONet'99 camera to release mooring. Mkr-33- Deployed Bmrk-5 and performed pressure reading. Transit to BagCity -close call with water column mooring in transit. BagCity-Deployed Bmrk-4 and performed pressure reading. Deployed 2 MTRs. Samples: 3 ss, 1 twg. Recover 1 MTR. Found/named FeCity vent. Sample: 1 ss. Joystick-Samples: 2 rk, 1 twg, 2 ss. McLane pump Bag City to Joystick.