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Project Acronym: IDDP-1 | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5029

ins.: 2009-04-28 02:00, 16 yrs ago
By: Scientists
Category: IDDP_
IDDP_

IDDP: 2009-04-28

Yesterday afternoon was pulled in fish after 25 hours of ...
Tyr with Viti explosion crater in the foreground which was formed during the Myvatn Fires 1727-29.

Yesterday afternoon was pulled in fish after 25 hours of heating. First was pumped 40 L/s through string for 10 minutes to cool the string and after that was pulled in string and it moved a bit more than 1 m upwards. During the afternoon was continued to pull in the fish with up to 250 tonne or to pound with the jar, but the fish did not move any further. At 7 pm was loosing attempts stopped and the hole was left to heat until 7:30 am this morning. The attempts to release the fish this morning were to no avail and at noon were further attempts to release the fish stopped.