DV Dives
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Planned route: 2 segments · ~4 days steaming · 1 station
Operating area: Two miles off La Jolla, CA
Route: San Diego (California) - United States → San Diego (California) - United States
Aug 1 – Aug 4, 20232 days at seaactual: departed Aug 1, 2023, arrived Aug 4, 2023
Jul 2023
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Atlantis
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
BASIN Project — So Cal Primarily in the Santa Barbara BasinMethane footprint 2023 — So. California Off San Diego (5 h steam from SD Bay)DV Dives — Two miles off La Jolla, CAPerception at sea — Pacific OceanseepDOC +1 — Southern Hydrate Ridge (44.6degN, 125.1degW) and Northern Hydrate Ridge (45.5degC,125.1degW)Hydrothermal Estuary +1 — Juan de Fuca Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge and up to 100km distant.
Project aboard
Distinguished visitor dives for NSF and ONR funders, WHOI Directorate, etc., off San Diego during the transit from San Diego to Astoria, OR. A small boat personnel transfer would be utilized to disembark guests following the dives and before continuing the transit north.
People aboard
- Rick Chandler · Principal investigator
- Bruce Strickrott · Chief scientist
Party size: 15
Estimated vacant berths: 22
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Stern A-Frame
- Navigation - Heading/Position
- Dynamic Positioning (DP)
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code AT50-13-A · MFP reference 23/2762 · synced Sep 24, 2026