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Table T6. Survey, lander, and coring operations, Sites SPG-1–SPG-12.

Site SPG-1
Latitude: 23°51.05′S
Longitude: 165°38.635′W
Water depth (mbsl): 5699
Seismic survey
Date: 20–21 Dec 2006 
Time launched (h): 1801 
Time recovered (h): 0152 
Number of birds: 4 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Gravity Trigger Piston Multicore Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2006): 21 Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec 21 Dec 21–22 Dec 21–22 Dec
Time launched (h): 0230 0710 0710 1510 2150 2150
Time on bottom (h): 0350 0941 0941 1712 0019 0019
Time recovered (h): 0520 1236 1236 1938 0323 0323
Tension (lb)
Surface: 380 4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500
Prior to trip: 1,250 12,500 12,500 9,000 12,500 12,500
On bottom: 8,500 8,500 9,000 8,500 8,500
Pullout maximum: 2,429 17,687 17,687 10,200 23,600 23,600
Ascending: 1,800 13,500 13,500 9,700 13,500 13,500
Corer length (ft): 10 10 30 NA 10 30
Total sediment recovered (cm:) 175 211 779 29.5 (4/8) 281 775
Thermistors: NA NA NA NA NA 4
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA 7 Pb No pigs NA NA No pigs
Comments: Multicore sediment recovered indicates the average of cores recovered.
Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-2
Latitude: 26°03.088′S
Longitude: 156°53.646′W
Water depth (mbsl): 5126
Seismic survey
Date: 23 Dec 2006 
Time launched (h): 2357 
Time recovered (h): 0809 
Number of birds: 4 
Lander operations
Latitude: 26°03.115′S
Longitude: 156°53.841′W
Date: 24 Dec 2006 
Time launched (h): 1322
Time recovered (h): 1400 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Multicore Trigger Piston Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2006): 24 Dec 24 Dec 24 Dec 24 Dec 24 Dec
Time launched (h): 0822 1453 1453 2217 2217
Time on bottom (h): 1021 1706 1706 0025 0025
Time recovered (h): 1244 1950 1950 0250 0250
Tension (lb)
Surface: 1,450 4,625 4,625 4500 4,500
Prior to trip: 8,700 11,500 11,500 11,000 11,000
On bottom: 7,500 8,500 8,500 8,475 8,475
Pullout maximum: 10,900 16,742 16,742 17,060 17,060
Ascending: 9,500 12,700 12,700 12,500 12,500
Corer length (ft):  NA 10 30 10 30
Total sediment recovered (cm): 17.25 (4/8) 260 814.5 252 819.5
Thermistors:  NA NA NA NA 3
Weight on trigger/gravity core:  NA NA No pigs  NA  
Comments: Multicore 1: Cores 6, 7, 8 contain no sample due to leakage on recovery.
Multicore sediment recovered indicates the average of cores recovered.
Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-3
Latitude: 27°56.540′S
Longitude: 148°35.386′W
Water depth (mbsl): 4856
Seismic survey
Date: 26 Dec 2006  
Time launched (h): 1705 
Time recovered (h): 0125 
Number of birds: 4 
Lander operations
Latitude: 27°56.663′S
Longitude: 148°35.507′W
Date: 27–28 Dec 2006
Time launched (h): 1038 
Time recovered (h): 0015 
Coring operations              
Coring tool: Gravity Multicore Trigger Piston Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2006): 27 Dec 27 Dec 27 Dec 27 Dec 27 Dec 27 Dec
Time launched (h): 0248 0549 1135 1135 1831 1831
Time on bottom (h): 0351 0744 1342 1342 2034 2034
Time recovered (h): 0454 0949 1617 1617 2304 2304
Tension (lb)
Surface: 400 2,000 4,600 4,600 4,700 4,700
Prior to trip: 1,600 7,500 11,300 11,300 11,000 11,000
On bottom: 1,200 7,000 7,800 7,800 7,500 7,500
Pullout maximum: 2,218 9,800 14,742 14,742 14,600 14,600
Ascending: 8,600 12,500 12,500 11,000 11,000
Corer length (ft): 10  NA 10 20 10 20
Total sediment recovered (cm): 186 38.8 (6/8) 216.5 549 0 430
Thermistors:  NA NA NA 4 NA  4
Weight on trigger/gravity core:   Replaced 1 small Pb weight with 3 larger TC/GC Pb weights ~500 lb
Comments: Piston 1: Core cutter deformed. Trigger 2: Core cutter lost (rivets sheared off),
core probably fell out. Piston 2: Core cutter deformed, piston core most likely
plugged and drew in water. Multicore sediment recovered indicates the
average of cores recovered. Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-4
Latitude: 26°28.924′S
Longitude: 137°56.403′W
Water depth (mbsl): 4285
Seismic survey
Date: 29 Dec 2006  
Time launched (h): 2348 
Time recovered (h): 0635 
Number of birds: 4 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Multicore Gravity Trigger Piston Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2006): 30 Dec 30 Dec 30 Dec 30 Dec 30 Dec 30 Dec
Time launched (h): 0730 1138 1430 1430 2137 2137
Time on bottom (h): 0913 1240 1621 1621 2331 2331
Time recovered (h): 1116 1344 1843 1843 0130 0130
Tension (lb)
Surface: 2,000 451 4,500 4,500 4,910 4,910
Prior to trip: 7,000 10,500 10,500 10,500 10,500
On bottom: 6,060 1,100 7,000 7,000 7,037 7,037
Pullout maximum: 8,791 2,301 18,838 18,838 16,525 16,525
Ascending: 8,000 1,700 11,500 11,500 5,300 5,300
Corer length (ft):   10 10 30 10 30
Total sediment recovered (cm): 31 (8/8) 191 111 724 256.5 630
Thermistors: NA  NA   NA   4 NA   4
Weight on trigger/gravity core:  NA  NA  NA  NA 7 Pb rings  NA
Comments: Multi--core sediment recovered indicates the average of cores recovered.
Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-5
Latitude: 28°26.780′S
Longitude: 131°23.424′W
Water depth (mbsl): 4222
Seismic survey
Date: 1 Jan 2007
Time launched (h): 0737 
Time recovered (h): 1615 
Number of birds: 4 
Lander operations
Latitude: 28°26.929′S
Longitude: 131°23.345′W
Date: 1–2 Jan 2006  
Time launched (h): 1948 
Time recovered (h): 0100 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Gravity Trigger Piston Multicore Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2006): 1 Jan 1 Jan 1 Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan 2 Jan
Time launched (h): 1653 2029 2029 0205 0713 0713
Time on bottom (h): 1742 2221 2221 0351 0900 0900
Time recovered (h): 1839 0016 0016 0544 1129 1129
Tension (lb)
Surface: 490 5,300 5,300 1400 5,300 5,300
Prior to trip: 10,500 10,500 7,000 10,500 10,500
On bottom: 1,230 7,000 7,000 6,250 7,000 7,000
Pullout maximum: 2,170 14,862 14,862 8,748 15,403 15,403
Ascending: 1,650 11,500 11,500 7,800 11,400 11,400
Corer length (ft): 10 10 30 NA  10 30
Total sediment recovered (cm): 218 182.5 756 24.63 (8/8) 161 805.5
Thermistors: NA NA NA NA NA 4
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA 8 Pb rings NA NA 8 Pb rings NA
Comments: Multicore sediment recovered indicates the average of cores recovered.
Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-6
Latitude: 27°55.000′S
Longitude: 123°09.692′W
Water depth (mbsl): 3705
Seismic survey
Date: 4 Jan 2007 
Time launched (h): 0100 
Time recovered (h): 1004 
Number of birds: 4 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Gravity Gravity Trigger Piston Multicore Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 2 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2006): 4 Jan 4 Jan 4 Jan 4 Jan 4 Jan 5 Jan 5 Jan
Time launched (h): 1053 1319 1743 1743 2229 0321 0321
Time on bottom (h): 1134 1406 1921 1921 2353 0452 0452
Time recovered (h): 1225 1456 2123 2123 0137 0647 0647
Tension (lb)
Surface: 440 403 4,255 4,255 1,200 6,000 6,000
Prior to trip: 1,300 1,340 9,500 9,500 6,300 10,400 10,400
On bottom: 900 1,027 5,770 5,770 5,400 6,500 6,500
Pullout maximum: 1,573 1,580 12,124 12,124 8,167 17,522 17,522
Ascending: 1,420 9,824 9,824 7,200 11,500 11,500
Corer length (ft): 10 10 10 20 NA 10 20
Total sediment recovered (cm): 24 22 63 258.5 16.83 (6/9) 84 245.5
Thermistors: NA NA  NA NA NA  NA 4
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA NA 8 Pb rings No pigs NA NA 2 pigs added to core bomb
Comments: Station change between Gravity 1 and Gravity 2. Multicore sediment recovered indicates
the average of cores recovered. Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-7
Latitude: 27°44.4755′S
Longitude: 117°37.1855′W
Water depth (mbsl): 3688
Seismic survey 
Date: 6 Jan 2007 
Time launched (h): 0816 
Time recovered (h): 1450
Number of birds: 4 
Lander operations
Latitude: 27°44.415′S
Longitude: 117°37.382′W
Date: 1–7 Jan 2007  
Time launched (h): 1728 
Time recovered h): 0629 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Gravity Multi-core Trigger Piston Trigger-gravity Jumbo core
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 1 1
Date (2007): 6 Jan 6 Jan 6 Jan 6–7 Jan 7 Jan 7 Jan
Time launched (h): 1527 1806 2217 2217 0415 0822
Time on bottom (h):   1938 2348 2348 0503 0916
Time recovered (h): 1657 2114 0138 0138 0610 1034
Tension (lb)
Surface: 460 1,300 4,700 4,700 560 3,400
Prior to trip: 1,300 6,250 9,300 9,300 1,490 8,800
On bottom: 1,000 5,300 5,500 5,500 1,080 5,950
Pullout maximum: 1,793 7,881 11,100 11,100 1,990 11,800
Ascending: 483 7,000 9,500 9,500 1,650 9,000
Corer length (ft): 10 NA 10 20 10 10
Total sediment recovered (cm): 105.5 23.5 (6/8) 104.5 53.5 36.5 84.5
Thermistors: NA NA NA 4 NA NA
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA NA NA No pigs NA No pigs
Comments: Piston 1: Hit basement and bent core sheath, piston core disassembled to recover
core liner. Core liner sawed off. Multicore sediment recovered indicates the
average of cores recovered. Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-9
Latitude: 38°03.6919′S
Longitude: 133°05.5088′W
Water depth (mbsl): 4924
Seismic survey
Date: 10–11 Jan 2007 
Time launched (h): 2136
Time recovered (h): 0439
Number of birds: 4 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Gravity Multicore Trigger Piston Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 2 2
Date (2007): 11 Jan 11 Jan 11 Jan 11 Jan 12 Jan 12 Jan
Time launched (h): 0622 0847 1649 1649 0035 0035
Time on bottom (h): 0718 1133 1857 1857 0242 0242
Time recovered (h): 0821 1341 2124 2124 0511 0511
Tension (lb)
Surface: 430 1,100 4,900 4,900 4,000 4,000
Prior to trip: 1,500 8,000 11,500 11,500 11,000 11,000
On bottom: 1,300 7,000 8,163 8,163 8,300 8,300
Pullout maximum: 2,408 10,024 20,444 20,444 21,000 21,000
Ascending: 1,850 12,000 12,000 12,500 12,500
Corer length (ft): 10 NA 10 30 10 20
Total sediment recovered (cm): 175.5 28.4 (5/8) 139 701.5 178.5 525
Thermistors: NA NA NA NA NA 4
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA NA NA No pigs NA NA
Comments: Multicore sediment recovered indicates the average of cores recovered.
Cores recovered indicated in same cell
Site SPG-10
Latitude: 39°18.6129′S
Longitude: 139°48.0368′W
Water depth (mbsl): 5283
Seismic survey
Date: 13 Jan 2007  
Time launched (h): 0910 
Time recovered (h): 1730 
Number of birds: 4 
Lander operations
Latitude: 39°18.776′S
Longitude: 139°48.119′W
Date: 14 Jan 2007  
Time launched (h): 0009 
Time recovered (h): 1520 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Multicore Trigger Piston Trigger Piston Trigger Piston
Deployment number: 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
Date (2007): 13 Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan 14 Jan
Time launched (h): 1828 0102 0102 0914 0914 1616 1616
Time on bottom (h): 2106 0318 0318 1129 1129 1828 1828
Time recovered (h): 2332 0546 1410 1410 2113 2113
Tension (lb)
Surface: 1,750 4,600 4,600 4,600 4,600 4,000 4,000
Prior to trip: 8,600 12,000 12,000 11,400 11,400 11,500 11,500
On bottom: 6,700 9,000 9,000 8,500 8,500 920 920
Pullout maximum: 10,600 11,000 11,000 1,611 1,611 16,400 16,400
Ascending: 7,500 8,500 8,500 4,965 4,965 13,000 13,000
Corer length (ft): NA 10 20 10 20 10 20
Total sediment recovered (cm): 37.14 (7/8) 226 0 185 NA NA 540
Thermistors: NA NA NA NA NA NA 3
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA 9 Pb rings No pigs 9 Pb rings No pigs 9 Pb rings No pigs
Comments: Piston 1: Wire parted immediately below trigger arm clamp. Trigger core cutter severely
cut and torn. Multicore sediment recovered indicates the average of cores recovered.
Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-11
Latitude: 41°51.1281′S
Longitude: 153°06.3849′W
Water depth (mbsl): 5076
Seismic survey
Date: 17 Jan 2007   
Time launched (h): 0225 
Time recovered (h): 0801 
Number of birds: 4 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Gravity Trigger Piston Multicore Trigger-gravity Trigger-gravity
Deployment number: 1 1 1 1 1 2
Date (2007): 17 Jan 17 Jan 17 Jan 17 Jan 17–18 Jan 18 Jan
Time launched (h): 0845 1120 1120 1729 2238 0237
Time on bottom (h): 0940 1332 1332 1946 0010 0402
Time recovered (h): 1046 1557 1557 2206 0142 0527
Tension (lb)
Surface: 455 4,200 4,200 713 700
Prior to trip: 11,900 11,900 9,000 7,800 7,600
On bottom: 1,300 8,800 8,800 7,400 7,300 720
Pullout maximum: 2,063 10,600 10,600 10,068 10,000 107,400
Ascending: 1,260 8,000 8,000 9,000 8,300 8,000
Corer length (ft): 10 10 20 NA 15 15
Total sediment recovered (cm): 12 228 0 35.66 (6/8) 309 298
Thermistors: NA NA NA NA NA NA
Weight on trigger/gravity core: NA 10 Pb rings No pigs NA 10 Pb rings 10 Pb rings
Comments: Trigger 1: Wire parted immediately below trigger arm clamp. Multicore sediment recovered
indicates the average of cores recovered. Cores recovered, of eight, indicated in same cell.
Site SPG-12
Latitude: 45°57.855′S
Longitude: 163°11.051′W
Water depth (mbsl): 5306
Seismic survey
Date: 20 Jan 2007 
Time launched (h): 0553 
Time recovered (h): 1240 
Number of birds: 4 
Coring operations
Coring tool: Trigger-gravity Multicore Trigger-gravity Trigger-gravity Trigger-gravity
Deployment number: 1 1 2 3 4
Date (2007): 20 Jan 20 Jan 20–21 Jan 21 Jan 21 Jan
Time launched (h): 1330 1715 2229 0359 0727
Time on bottom (h): 1508 1931 0015 0525 0901
Time recovered (h): 1640 2152 0154 0655 1032
Tension (lb)
Surface: 804 735 730  
Prior to trip: 8,400 9,000 8,500 7,500 8,000
On bottom: 7,400 7,500 8,000 8,000 8,000
Pullout maximum: 10,400 10,500 10,470 10,791 10,677
Ascending:   9,500 9,000 8,500 9,000
Corer length (ft): 15 NA 15 20 20
Total sediment recovered (cm): 401 0 380 410 498
Thermistors: NA NA NA NA NA
Weight on trigger/gravity core: 10 Pb rings on GC NA 10 Pb rings on GC 10 Pb rings 10 Pb rings on GC
Comments: Multicore 1: No samples recovered, one tube triggered upon deployment.

— = no data, NA = not applicable. TC/GC = trigger core/growing core.

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