Mobilisation: Mission-specific platforms are especially chosen to fullfil particular scientific objectives. In many cases this requires modifications to get the most appropriate platform.
The chosen vessel is the Fugro Synergy and was mobilised between 4-7 October 2017 in Falmouth (UK) and in Corinth from 16 to 22 October, 2016.
Fugro Synergy docked in Falmouth (UK) for mobilisation (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Loading one of the 11 containers onboard (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
ESO containerised labs and office are installed onboard Fugro Synergy (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
ESO containerised labs and office are installed onboard Fugro Synergy (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Construction of the top of the derrick (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
The Fugro Seadevil sampling tool and ESO containers onboard Fugro Synergy (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
The Fugro's Seadevil is being installed (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
The Fugro's Seadevil in place (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
The drilling derrick (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Drilling equipment onboard the Fugro Synergy (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Drilling equipment onboard the Fugro Synergy (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Drill pipes lying in the rack (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
main street – where all the action happens once the core is on deck! (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Luzie Schnieders (ESO Geochemist) and Patrizia Geprägs (Assistant Laboratory Manager) check ESO labs (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
The ESO mobilisation team in Falmouth (UK) (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
The Fugro Synergy during final moblisation in Corinth(C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Stern view of the Fugro Synergy in port in Corinth (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Completing the construction of the derrick in Corinth (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Gareth Carter (Expedition Project Manager), Lisa McNeill and Donna Shillington (Co-chief Scientists) at the press conference in Loutraki (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Journalists prepare to visit the drillship during the media day on 19 October 2017 (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Interviews on the quayside before the drillship sets sail from Corinth (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Members of the expedition outreach team: Martin Böttcher (Education Officer), Ulrike Prange (ESO Media Relations) and Carol Cotterill (ESO Outreach Manager) (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Lisa McNeill (Co-chief Scientist) is interviewed down by the science containers (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
Donna Shillington (Co-chief Scientist) is interviewed onboard Fugro Synergy (D. Smith, ECORD/IODP)
Lisa McNeill and Donna Shillington (Co-chief Scientists) on the quayside in the port of Corinth (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)
The offshore science team on the quayside before setting sail from Corinth (C. Cotterill, ECORD/IODP)