Dive Schedule
Alvin Dive 3319
Date: December 22, 1998
Latitude: 4° 59.973'
South
Longitude: 106° 24' West
Sites visited: No active Sites; one
inactive sulfide chimney (sampled); various indicators of past
hydrothermal activity noted under observations.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Peter Rona
Starboard observer: PIT Bruce Strickrott
Alvin Dive 3320
Date: December 23, 1998
Latitude: 7° 24' South
Longitude: 107° 47' West
Sites visited: One diffuse flow named
Sarah's Spring.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: Rich Lutz
Starboard observer: Ken Halanych
Alvin Dive 3321
Date: December 24, 1998
Latitude: 7° 25' South
Longitude: 106° West
Sites visited: Sarah's Spring
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Robert Vrijenhoek
Starboard observer: Matt Tieger
Alvin Dive 3322
Date: December 25, 1998
Latitude: 7° 22' South
Longitude: 107° 47' West
Sites visited: 3 diffuse flow areas;
one named White Christmas.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer:
Dave
Butterfield
Starboard observer: Greg O'Mullen
Alvin Dive 3323
Date: December 26, 1998
Latitude: 11° 18.2' South
Longitude: 110° 31.8' West
Sites visited:
Holler
(1993) site. New vent field found with
active sulfide chimney (height 7 m; 262°C maximum temperature
measured) and extensive diffuse flow.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer:
Richard
Lutz
Starboard observer:
Peter
Rona
Alvin Dive 3324
Date: December 28, 1998
Latitude: 13° 58.96' South
Longitude: 112° 28.16' West
Sites visited: Pagoda.Four vent visited
and identified here as #1, #2, #3 and #4. Previously named vents
at this site were Pagoda, Shirakaba and Buna during MODE '94
Leg 4 Cruise of Shinkai 6500. These named 8 to 12-m high
chimneys were inactive at the top and partially acitve at bases.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer:
John
Trefry
Starboard observer: PIT Philip Forte
Alvin
Dive 3325
Date: December 29, 1998
Latitude: 13° 59' South
Longitude: 112° 29 West
Sites visited: Mori, Smoking Shank.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer:
Cornel
E. de Ronde
Starboard observer:
Mariana
Mateos
Alvin Dive 3326
Date: December 30, 1998
Latitude: 16° 35 South
Longitude: 113° 03 West
Sites visited: 16 South. No hydrothermal
vents found.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: John Lupton
Starboard observer: Richard Lutz
Alvin Dive 3327
Date: December 31, 1998
Latitude: 17° 24' South
Longitude: 113° 23' West
Sites visited: New vent sites (never
found Rehu-Marka) and Northern Smoker.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Robert C. Vrijenhoek
Starboard observer: Carol A. Di Meo
Alvin Dive 3328
Date: January 1, 1999
Latitude: 17° 32' South
Longitude: 113° 23' West
Sites visited: Robie's Roost, Stanley
and vicinity of Solo.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer:
Richard
Lutz
Starboard observer: Luis Hurtado
Alvin Dive 3329
Date: January 2, 1999
Latitude: 17° 25.413' South
Longitude: 113° 12.292' West
Sites visited: Oasis, Marker 60 (Kaminari),
Nadir, Matsu-2.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Kevin Roe
Starboard observer: Osamu Matsubayashi
Alvin Dive 3330
Date: January 3, 1999
Latitude: 17° 35' South
Longitude: 113° 23' West
Sites visited:
Marker
4, Spike, Mr. Wormwood, Hobbs, Calvin.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: David Butterfield
Starboard observer: Junichiro Ishibashi
Alvin Dive 3331
Date: January 4, 1999
Latitude: 18° 25.95 South
Longitude: 113° 23.32 West
Sites visited: Mkr #72, Kasuga Shrine,
Ki, Dragon Teeth, Olivia.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer:
Cornel
E. De Ronde
Starboard observer:
Ronald
Greene
Alvin Dive 3332
Date: January 5, 1999
Latitude: 18° 26' South
Longitude: 113° 23.40 West
Sites visited:
Wall
Street (nee RM28), Kasuga, Ki, Dragon's teeth and Olivia.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: Krista Longnecker
Starboard observer: PIT Bruce Strickrott
Alvin Dive 3333
Date: January 6, 1999
Latitude: 18° 24.3' South
Longitude: 113° 24' West
Sites visited: (RM28 North) Simba,
Sojourn, Mona.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Junichiro Ishibashi
Starboard observer:
Ebonie
Sampson
Alvin Dive 3334
Date: January 7, 1999
Latitude: 20° 02.8' South
Longitude: 113° 41.4' West
Sites visited:
20 02
South.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer:
Richard
Lutz
Starboard observer:
John
Lupton
Alvin Dive 3335
Date: January 8, 1999
Latitude: 21° 33.73[' South
Longitude: 114° 17.96' West
Sites visited:
Brandon
(Marker BL), MaryLand (Marker ML), Roadrunner (Marker 13, Presto
(Marker 40).
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: John Trefry
Starboard observer:
PIT Philip
Forte
Alvin Dive 3336
Date: January 9, 1999
Latitude: 21° 33.7' South
Longitude: 114° 17.96' West
Sites visited:
Brandon,
new vent (unnamed), Feathers Vent.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer:
Dave
Butterfield
Starboard observer:
John
Lupton
Alvin Dive 3337
Date: January 13, 1999
Latitude: 31° 8' South
Longitude: 112° West
Sites visited:
Nolan's
Nook.
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Robert Vrijenhoek
Starboard observer:
Richard
Hey
Alvin Dive 3338
Date: January 14, 1999
Latitude: 31° 8' South
Longitude: 112° West
Sites visited:
Nolan's Nook
(340°C), Fred's Fortress (370°C), unnamed diffuse flow
area around vents.
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: Richard Lutz
Starboard observer:
Stacy
Maenner
Alvin Dive 3339
Date: January 15, 1999
Latitude: 31° 8' South
Longitude: 112° West
Sites visited:
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer:
Mark Speck
Starboard observer: Yong-Jin Won
Alvin Dive 3340
Date: January 16, 1999
Latitude: 31° 52' South
Longitude: 112° 2' West
Sites visited:
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: Robert Vrijenhoek
Starboard observer:
Richard
Hey
Alvin Dive 3341
Date: January 17, 1999
Latitude: 32° South
Longitude: 112° West
Sites visited:
Pilot: Blee Williams
Port observer: Richard Lutz
Starboard observer:
Kevin
Roe
Alvin Dive 3342
Date: January 18, 1999
Latitude: 32° South
Longitude: 112° West
Sites visited:
Pilot: Pat Hickey
Port observer: John Lupton
Starboard observer: Robert Vrijenhoek