Cayman Seismicity 2 of 2 - OBS recovery
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Operating area: Cayman Trough Mid-Cayman spreading center, Caribbean Sea Op Area Size/Dia.: 20
Route: Port Canaveral (Florida) - United States → Port Canaveral (Florida) - United States
Jun 17 – Jul 4, 202317 days at seaactual: departed Jun 17, 2023, arrived Jul 4, 2023
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Marcus G Langseth
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Cape Fear slide — US, offshore NC Cape Fear and Cape Lookout landslides area, Eastern North American passive margin, slope and continental rise, Carolina Trough, Offshore North CarolinaCayman Seismicity 2 of 2 - OBS recovery — Cayman Trough Mid-Cayman spreading center, Caribbean Sea Op Area Size/Dia.: 20Blake Plateau rift -Langseth — Blake Plateau, Carolina Trough, Outer Blake Ridge, Blake-Bahamas Basin
Project aboard
Collaborative Research: Investigating the Detachment Fault Cycle at the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center
People aboard
- Ross Parnell-Turner · Principal investigator
Party size: 10
Estimated vacant berths: 25
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Dynamic Positioning (DP)
- ADCP/UHDAS – range < 30m (e.g. 600kHz-1200kHz)
- Multibeam - Deep Water (EM122, EM124)
- Multibeam - Mid-Water (EM302/304)
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · MFP reference 21/510 · synced Sep 24, 2026