During the 18 days of operation we collected 38 MCS profiles in two separate surveys, 25 along the slope of eastern Sicily and 13 around the Aeolian Island, for a total of 2500 KM. Chirp sonar profiling were performed all the way through along with seismic acquisition, whereas magnetic data were collected in the southern part of the Ionian survey and in the Aeolian I. survey (1120 KM). Seismic profiles were all successfully processed aboard up to time migration.
Favourable weather conditions allowed us to work continuously during the cruise, limiting also the noise due to sea roughness, and the amount and quality of the data collected are a good premise for the fulfillment of our research goals.
The magnetic data are of good quality and might provide further insights into the tectonics of the surveyed areas.