ALVIN 125-128 N Mona Canyon Portland, dives 18-23, March 9-15, 1966

Item — Shelf: FV5, F, 01

Identifier: 30120006736

ALVIN 125-128 N Mona Canyon Portland, dives 18-23

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Scope and Contents

ALVIN 125-128 N Mona Canyon Portland, dives 18-23. The runtime for this video is 28m 54s.

Alvin dive 125 took place on March 09, 1966. The Chief Scientist was E. Hays in the operating area of Off Cartagena. The HOV reached a depth of 125 meters. The purpose was described as 'BOMB SEARCH' and the sponsor as 'ONR'.

Alvin dive 126 took place on March 12, 1966. The Chief Scientist was E. Hays in the operating area of Off Cartagena. The HOV reached a depth of 126 meters. The purpose was described as 'BOMB SEARCH' and the sponsor as 'ONR'.

Alvin dive 127 took place on March 13, 1966. The Chief Scientist was E. Hays in the operating area of Off Cartagena. The HOV reached a depth of 127 meters. The purpose was described as 'BOMB SEARCH' and the sponsor as 'ONR'.

Alvin dive 128 took place on March 15, 1966. The Chief Scientist was E. Hays in the operating area of Off Cartagena. The HOV reached a depth of 128 meters. The purpose was described as 'BOMB SEARCH' and the sponsor as 'ONR'.

Sound. 0:01 "Dive 18", interior of sphere. 0:08 sea floor. 2:28 blue baby octopus, crinoid. 3:45 "Dive 19". 3:48 sea floor. 4:20 cloud of sediment. 4:26 sea floor. 7:13 cloud of sediment. 7:31 "Dive 20". 7:35 sea floor. 7:57 lobster in sediment. 9:04 mechanical arm attempts to grab lobster. 10:49 lobster crawling in hole, sea floor. 12:31 instrument falls on sea floor, cloud of sediment. 12:55 sea floor. 13:55 stingray on sea floor. 14:16 mechanical arm attempts to grab lobster. 15:05 "Dive 21". 15:07 mechanical arm, sea floor. 18:37 mechanical arm. 19:30 sea floor. 20:00 "Dive 22". sea floor. 20:33 instrument falls to sea floor. 20:42 mechanical arm. 20:45 sea floor. 21:00 instrument falls to sea floor, cloud of sediment. 22:18 mechanical arm, sea floor. 24:22 "Dive 23". 24:26 sea floor.

Dates

Creation: March 9-15, 1966

Conditions Governing Access

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

Extent

1 reel : Super 8mm, 400 ft.

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.