National Institute of Oceanography

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National Institute of Oceanography

(Council of scientific and Industrial Research)

Dona Paula, Goa – 403 004

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RV SINDHU SANKALP

Cruise Report: SSK-29

20thDec –30thDec 2011

Goa-Goa

Multi-beam survey off Malvan-Vengurla-Mormugao

Chief Scientist: Dr. S.M. Karisidhaiah

Participants:

Dr. S.M. Karisidhaiah / Chief Scientist
Mr. Milind Naik / Tech. Asst.
Mr. Haris K. / SRF
Mr. Dhrupad Ghosh / JRF
Mr. Ratan Srivastav / PA-III
Mr. Pavan Miriyala / PA-II
Mr. Amey Kambli / PA-I

Ship’s complement:

Capt. Lellwyn G M Pinto / Master
Mr. Vishwas S. Upadhye / Ch. Off.
Mr. E. Baskar / 2ndOff.
Mr. T. Prabakaran Sajeev / Ch. Eng.
Mr. K. Panneerselvam / 2ndEng.
Mr. Olayil Vikas / 3rdEng.
Mr. Jayaraj Veerapandian / Elec. Off.
Mr. Prasanth K C / A/B
Mr. M.Megandrp / G/S
Mr. Kumaresan / O/S
Mr. P.Bal Binod Kumar / Oiler
Mr. Baleendra Kumar / Oiler
Mr. S Dharmaraj / Chief cook
Mr. Vaisakan Arrat Haridas / Asst. cook
Mr. S. Jesu Raj / G/S
Mr. Dinabandhu Dolui / G/S

Itinerary of the cruise:

Departure from MPT Jetty, Mormugao20-12-2011 : 1700 hrsIST

Boarding SSK at MPT Inner Anchorage20-12-2011 : 1750 hrsIST

Departure from MPT Inner Anchorage20-12-2011 : 1220 hrsIST

Arrival in the Survey Area20-12-2011 : 2315 hrs IST

Operations in the Survey Area21-12-2011 : 0100 hrs to 29-12-2011 : 1914 hrs IST

Arrival atMPTHarbour30-12-2011: 0530 hrsIST

Disembarkation at MPT30-12-2011: 1230 hrsIST

Equipment brought from NIO:

Sr. No. / Item / Quantity
SV profiler/frame/
Pigtails (Red & Black)/cable/CD / One unit
SV probe/cable / One unit
HDD / Two units

Onboard equipment used:

Instrument / Status
SIS data acquisition system / Working satisfactorily
EM302 / Working satisfactorily
EM1002 / Working Satisfactorily
Hydrographic winch / Working satisfactorily
Oceanographic winch at aft / Working satisfactorily

Data Collection:

2000 line km of data was collected using EM302

SVP Stations

SVP No. / Date
(GMT) / Time
(GMT) / Stn. No.
(*.avsp) / Latitude (°)
(Decimal minutes) / Longitude (°)
(Decimal minutes) / Depth
(m) / Line Nos.
1 / 21/12/11 / 0330 / SSK29-01 / 15°36.8912N / 72°49.2912E / 200 / Cross line
2 / 28/05/11 / 1420 / SSK29-02 / 15°49.9731N / 72°21.3778E / 1439 / 0004 - 0007
3 / 28/05/11 / 0323 / SSK29-03 / 15°49.5581N / 72°26.2657E / 1233 / 0008-0013
4 / 29/05/11 / 1410 / SSK29-04 / 15°56.3414N / 72°26.3355E / 877 / 0014 - 0025
5 / 29/05/11 / 0650 / SSK29-05 / 16°03.7112N / 72°22.4752E / 739 / 0026 - 0040
6 / 30/05/11 / 0338 / SSK29-06 / 16°05.1832N / 72°33.2776E / 178 / 0041-0047©
7 / 30/05/11 / 1117 / SSK29-07 / 16°00.2098N / 72°35.7872E / 228 / 0048-0062
8 / 30/05/11 / 0507 / SSK29-08 / 15°30.2844N / 72°54.2308E / 156 / 0069

Sediment Grab Stations

Sr. No. / Date
(GMT) / Time
(GMT) / Latitude (°)
(Decimal minutes) / Longitude (°)
(Decimal minutes) / Depth
(m) / Remarks
G1 / 29/12/11 / 0334 / 15°38.0269 / 72°30.5878 / 1257
G2 / 29/12/11 / 0526 / 15°32.3180 / 72°28.2844 / 1500
G3 / 29/12/11 / 0830 / 15°23.2715 / 72°26.3663 / 1583
G4 / 29/12/11 / 1114 / 15°30.6009 / 72°356798 / 1145
G5 / 29/12/11 / 1414 / 16°43.7787 / 72°39.4892 / 0708
G6 / 29/12/11 / 1605 / 15°45.4858 / 72°35.0935 / 0957

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FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF METADATA/INFORMATION FOR UNDERWAY DATA ACQUISITION DURING CRUISE

(To be provided to the data center by the Chief Scientist on completion of the cruise)

Name of ship / boat: Sindu Sankalp Cruise No: SSK-29

Cruise Period: From: 20/12/2011 to 30/12/2011

Name of Chief Scientist:Dr. S.M. Karisidhaiah

Area of Operation: Off Malvan-Vengurla-Mormugao

LINE ID / LINE Direction N to S or E to W / Beginning of line / End of line / Type of underway data acquired / Person responsible for data*
Date (GMT) / Time (GMT) / Lat. / Long. / Date (GMT) / Time (GMT) / Lat. / Long.
First Line / E-W / 21/12/11 / 04:28 / 15°37.6771 / 72°52.3577 / 21/12/11 / 07:46 / 15°37.6707 / 72°35.0455 / Multibeam EM302 / K. Haris
Last line / N-S / 28/12/11 / 22:45 / 15°.41.9211 / 72°.33.5578 / 28/12/11 / 00:12 / 15°41.9598 / 72°26.9191 / Multibeam EM302 / SMK

Remark:Total number of lines surveyed using EM302: 111

Total number of lines surveyed using EM1002: 2 Transit Line

1 Note: Please indicate separately for various data types if different persons are responsible for different data

2 Note: Attach extra sheets as required

Signature of Chief Scientist Signatures of all persons responsible for data

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Acknowledgements

The Chief Scientist and the scientific party of SSK-29 cruise thank the Director NIO, and the NIO Ship Cell for providing the ship time and all the assistance for making this cruise possible. The Chief Scientist would also like to thank the DU leader Dr. PC Rao (OLP 0010) and the project leader Dr. Bishwajit Chakraborty (GAP 2002) for encouragement and financial assistance. Thanks are also due to Captain, officers and crew of Sindhu Sankalp for their best possible cooperation extended during the cruise.

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Fig. 1: Survey Area off Malvan-Vengurla-Mormugao

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