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Project Acronym: CBAY | State: Completed | Expedition ID: 5001

ins.: 2005-10-29 22:00; ( Age: 19 yrs )
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Category: ChesapeakeBay
ChesapeakeBay

ChesapeakeBay: 2005-10-30

NQ coring in the granite continued over the weekend. ...
This 6-cm piece of granite lodged above the bit and prevented locking of the sample barrel, which resulted in a 'rod trip' out and back into the corehole.

NQ coring in the granite continued over the weekend. The fractured character of the rock caused several minor problems that limited progress.