Hauling Up The Core
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After the core is hauled up from the ocean floor, the core rig is eased back into the cradle.
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Once the rig is back in the cradle, the process used to lower the rig is reversed in order to angle the pipe alongside the ship.
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Everyone works to haul the pipe alongside.
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The corepipe is secured to the side in a horizontal position with a cable.
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 This is a closeup of the "bit" that bores through the sediment.
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Once the pipe is secured alongside, it is taken apart in 10 foot lengths and the long sections of core are removed.
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The sections are taken inside the ship for shipboard research.
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Thanks to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for the loan of their coring gear for this expedition, and for the invaluable assistance to the Lamont-Doherty research staff provided by the members of the Woods Hole and R.V. EWING coring crews. All photos (except R.V. Ewing: LDEO Marine Office Archives) taken by and are property of R.L.Bond.
For more information, contact Rusty Lotti Bond
(curator@ldeo.columbia.edu). Comments are welcomed. Last update of this page was February 28, 2003.
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