Title | Gough Island Relief on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 004, September 2012 |
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Authors |
Katherine Hutchinson |
Publisher | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (2017) |
Contributors |
Contact Person: Mthuthuzeli Gulekana |
Abstract | The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residents and/or visitors to Tristan da Cunha using a signed agreement between South Africa and United Kingdom (UK). This voyage was to deliver the Gough 58 team to the island and return with the Gough 57 team. The cruise was undertaken between 06 September 2012 and 11 October 2012 with full scientific complement. |
Data | |
Temporal extent | 06 Sep 2012 – 11 Oct 2012 |
Geographic extent |
North: -33.925 |
Keywords | cruise report, Gough Island, Hydrography, SA Agulhas II, SA Agulhas II 004, sailing orders, SAMOC, South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, Tristan da Cunha |