MRDF Survey
Completed
Planned route: 2 segments · ~29 hours steaming
Operating area: Mississippi River Delta Front
Route: Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States → Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States
Project aboard
This project is a continuation of previous data collection activities on the Mississippi River Delta Front and contributes to an ongoing multi-Federal agency effort to evaluate the current surfical extent, event history and impact on seafloor pipelines/platforms of mudflows in Mississippi Delta region. These data will provide the essential framework for future sampling, modeling and monitoring activities.
People aboard
- Jason Chaytor · Principal investigator
Party size: 10
Estimated vacant berths: 6
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
- Crane
- Stern A-Frame
Pooled / portable
- CTD
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code Chaytor · MFP reference 22/2549 · synced Sep 24, 2026