JR29 - Marine Geology - Bransfield Strait and north West Weddell Sea

The aim was to collect cores using a shallow rock drill and vibrocorer from offshore King George Island in the South Shetland Islands and also from off Seymour Island in the northern Weddell Sea. The drilling was carried out by a team from the British Geological Survey and was very successful except in the Weddell Sea where bad ice conditions restricted access to the area of interest.

Sparker and sidescan lines were run to identify suitable sites for drilling and in addition, proton magnetometer data were acquired on the passage lines to and from the Antarctic Peninsula.