Summary of operations

Table 7: Diary of Operations, First Leg.

1st Leg (Naples-Funchal)
Boarding operations and departure	Naples, Italy	18-10-05
Route for Cabo De Gata	Spain Mediterranean sea	21-10-05
Transit Gibraltar, seismic tests on sparker	Spain Mediterranean sea	22-10-05
Arrival on Ampére , starting operation	Atlantic ocean	24-10-05
Survey Ampére  (CTD-MB-SB-MG)	Atlantic ocean	24/26-10-05
Stand by on weather and transit to Unicorn	Atlantic ocean	26-10-05
Survey onUnicorn (CTD-MB-SB)	Atlantic ocean	27/29-10-05
Lost the CTD probe	Atlantic ocean	29-10-05
Transit to Seine	Atlantic ocean	30-10-05
Survey on Seine (MB-SB-MG)	Atlantic ocean	30/31-10-05
		01-11-05
Transit to Funchal, Madeira	Portugal,Atlantic ocean	02-11-05
Call in Funchal, Madeira	Portugal,Atlantic ocean	03/04-11-05

Table 8: Summary First Leg.

Smt area	Activity	km2 MB and coverage	CTD/grabs/dredges
Ampére	MB/SB/MG/GR	989 from 40% to 100%	3CTD/5GR
Unicorn	MB/SB	1256 from 30% to 150%	2CTD
Seine	MB/SB/MG	789 from 10% to 200%	4DR

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Figure 8: 1st Leg geophysical survey routes acquired over the three seamounts.

Table 9: Diary second Leg.

2nd Leg (Funchal-Civitavecchia)
Scientific crew turn-over and departure	Funchal, Madeira	04-11-05
Stand by on weather and transfer to Seine	Atlantic ocean	05-11-05
Survey on Seine (MB, CH)	Atlantic ocean	06-11-05
Survey on Seine (MB, CH, SP,DR, GR)	Atlantic ocean	07-11-05
Survey on Seine (MB, CH)	Atlantic ocean	08-11-05
Transit to Unicorn	Atlantic ocean	08-11-05
Survey on Unicorn (MB, CH, DR,GR)	Atlantic ocean	08-11-05
Survey on Unicorn (MB, CH)	Atlantic ocean	09-11-05
Transit to Gibraltar	Atlantic ocean	09/11-11-05
Transit to Civitavecchia	Mediterranean	11/14-11-05
Call in Civitavecchia	Civitavecchia, Italy	15 -11-05

Table 10: Summary Second Leg.

Smt area	Activity	km2 MB and coverage	CTD/grabs/dredges
Seine	MB/SB/MG/GR	150 at 150%	3SVP, 4 GR
Unicorn	MB/SB	50	1SVP, 2 DR, 1 GR