Transcript by Linda Popels

Port observer: John Sinton

Starboard observer: Linda Popels

Pilot: Bob Waters

February 21, 1999

Way Points (Net Origin = 17° 25.08' S, 113° 12.853' W)

1. -1420 -6500

2. -0700 -6410

3. -0300 -6220

4. -0310 -6450

5. +0500 -6770

6. -0520 -7110

7. -0580 -7380

8. -0340 -7470

9. -0450 -8130

10. +0190 -8300

11. -1250 -8950

 

Time Depth Heading

8:33 1000 Maggie spin

9:25 Arrived at the bottom and the depth is 2702m

9:28 Pillow lava and little sediment cover

9:30 Landed on the bottom, 83.2 heading. Taking sample #1, a pillow bud, 30 cm

9:33 The location where the sample was taken from can be seen on the Alvin video

9:37 Finishing up sampling, the sample broke into a couple of pieces and landed in two separate compartments of the basket

9:43 Moving on to way point 2

9:45 2696 83.5 Passed Gorgonian corals, anemones

9:47 2688 Purple holothurians, anemones

9:48 2682 Moving up a slope, passed an anemone

9:51 2658 Still rising up the slope

9:52 2664 84.2 Pillows still look the same as where we first landed. There is an even covering of sediment

9:54 2656 85.1 starting to see some glass on the pillows, some pillows are larger and some are broken

9:58 2642 83.0 Saw some shrimp and fish

10:13 2598 83.2 Lots of buds on pillow, much more glass is evident and there is less sediment on these pillows

10:17 2595 93.8 Sample # 2 is being taken

10:22 2593 90.8 Sample of the bud of a pillow lava is complete

10:31 Possible contact, moved into an area with some lobate lavas instead of all pillow lavas

10:32 2572 79.6 Stopping for sample of younger lava. There is much less sediment on the lava and the lava is much more shiny.

10:47 2573 128.4 Just finished taking sample #3. We had to search to find a good bud to sample

10:54 2572 163.9 We are now moving towards way point 3.

10:59 2570 053.4 Entering area with a large collapse channel. Some small collapses were visible just before the large channel.

11:00 Just passed a benthic octopus

11:01 2572 347.1 Moving over some sheet flows in the collapse. Bathtub rings can be seen along the walls of the collapse.

11:15 2569 84.7 Crossing over a big collapse, maybe a channel. Bathtub rings can be seen along the sides.

11:24 2574 82.8 Just finished taking sample #4.

11:29 2573 56.1 Just passed a large dumbo octopus. We are now entering into a collapse area.

11:35 2567 134.0 Right over the axis and heading towards way point 4

11:48 2568 188.3 We have just arrived at way point 4, looking for hydrothermal activity

11:54 2570 116.8 Taking sample #5, We could not find hydrothermal activity so we moved on.

11:58 2568 113.6 Spaghetti worms present on the rocks.

12:07 2577 112.2 Passing over pillows with buds. There is low sediment and the pillows are somewhat glassy.

12:08 2579 112.7 Passing over striated sheet flows.

12:18 2595 106.3 Passing over sheet flow with very little sediment and some patches of glass.

12:31 2627 157.8 Found a contact going from lobates to an older lava flow with more sediment cover. Picture 13 on the hand-held camera may be of the contact.

12:38 2626 248.2 We are currently taking sample #6 of the contact.

13:08 2631 258 We just finished taking sample #6 of the old lava flow. It took some time to find a suitable place to sample. We are now heading towards way point 6.

13:18 2618 262.2 We have just entered into old lava again from the new lava, suggesting that there is a lava tongue in this area.

13:22 2607 262.5 Passing a group of anemones.

13:36 2584 261 We are back on new lava again.

13:43 2581 283.8 We just finished taking rock sample #7 of a bud.

14:02 2570 201.9 We are passing a bunch of spaghetti worms.

14:12 2572 181.8 We just took rock sample #8

14:46 2572 168 We are taking the last sample, sample #9, and now we are heading back to the surface.