The research cruise was carried out with the 45 meter R/V Universitatis , (Fig.5, owned by CONISMA and operated by xxxxxx. The vessel is normally used for geological, geophysical and oceanographical work in the Mediterranean Sea.
R/V Universitatis is equipped with DGPS positioning system (satellite link by FUGRO), single-beam and multibeam bathymetry and integrated geophysical and oceanographical data acquisition systems, including ADCP, CHIRP SBP and other Sonar Equipment, other than water and sediment sampling. Additional equipment can be accommodated on the keel or towed, like Side Scan Sonars.
