OCEANOGRAPHIC MOORINGS

One oceanographic mooring was deployed 15NM NNE of Ustica Island, in the framework of the VECTOR project, at the border of the Tyrrhenian Central Deep. After preparation on board of the mooring lines and equipment (current meters, sediment traps, CTD), ship was put halfway the mooring length (aproximately 3200 m) ENE of the planned position and the weight was released accordingly upon latest wind and waves condition. Table 4 and Fig.5 report and show the position of the mooring, while Fig. shows its design.

Table 4: VECTOR Mooring deploy and buoy immersion positions.

LON	LAT	DEPTH	DATE	TIME LOCAL DST	STATION
1331.21026	3930.46278	-3450	25-Jun-2007	10:50:00	DEPLOY
1330.02004	3930.26172	-3449	25-Jun-2007	11:09:05	IMMERSED

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