Dive 1078, St Croix, December 5, 1980

Item — Shelf: FV8, A, 01

Identifier: 30120003579

Dive 1078 5 December 1980, St Croix

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Scope and Contents

Alvin 1078 Dive 1078 5 December 1980, St Croix. The runtime for this video is 1h 20m 49s. Alvin dive 1078 took place on December 05, 1980 during voyage LU-107. The Chief Scientist was F. Grassle in the operating area of DOS#3. The HOV reached a depth of 4005 meters. The purpose was described as 'BIOLOGY' and the sponsor as 'NSF-ONR'.

Black and white. 0:01 narration starts, views of sea floor. 17:22 unidentified structure on sea floor. 25:21 views of sea floor. 39:30 mechanical arm visible in lower screen. 44:02 approaching unidentified structure. 49:53 views of sea floor, mechanical arm visible. 1:02:00 unidentified objects on sea floor.

Dates

Creation: December 5, 1980

Conditions Governing Access

Original recordings are restricted for preservation reasons. Contact Institution Archivist for access options at dla@whoi.edu.

Extent

1 reel : 1/2 inch magnetic

Language

From the Record Group: English

Additional Description

General

This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.