Brunswick/Fernandina ODMDS
Completed
Planned route: 3 segments · ~28 hours steaming
Operating area: Brunswick GA and Fernandina FL
Route: Savannah (Georgia) - United States → Savannah (Georgia) - United States
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
Project aboard
The Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division of EPA will conduct a trend assessment survey at the Brunswick, GA and Fernandina, FL Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) to collect sediments to be analyzed for metals, semi-volatile organics (SVOAs), pesticides, PCBs, percent solids and macroinvertebrates. The purpose of the study will be to characterize the changes in chemical, biological and physical properties within and surrounding the disposal sites.
People aboard
- John Ruiz · Principal investigator
Party size: 8
Estimated vacant berths: 12
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
- Crane
- Stern A-Frame
Pooled / portable
- CTD
- Grab Sampler
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · MFP reference 24/5492 · synced Sep 24, 2026