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Table 4. Alternate operations plan and time estimates for Leg 200 with Nuuanu Landslide coring.

Site Location
Latitude/Longitude
Water
Depth
Operations Description Transit
(days)
On-Site
(days)
Honolulu 21.19°N, 157.50°W   Transit 149 nmi from Honolulu to Site NU-1 @ 10.5 kt 0.6  
      Hole A: APC/XCB to 100 mbsf   1.2
NU-1 23.00°N, 155.67°W 4500 m Hole B: APC/XCB to 50 mbsf   0.6
      Transit 797 nmi from Site NU-1 to Site H2O @ 10.5 k 3.2  
H2O-1 27.8988°N, 141.9924°W 4980 m Hole A (Exploratory): 30 m sediment penetration   0.6
H2O-2 27.8667°N, 141.9967°W 4980 m Hole A (Exploratory): 30 m sediment penetration   0.2
H2O-3 27.8733°N, 141.9857°W 4980 m Hole A (Exploratory): 30 m sediment penetration   0.2
H2O-4 27.8883°N, 142.0076°W 4980 m Hole A (Exploratory): 30 m sediment penetration   0.6
H2O Final To be selected from
one of the above sites
4980 m Set reentry cone, core to 325 mbsf (~250 m
basement penetration), log, set casing to ~320 mbsf
  25.3
San Diego 32.45°N, 117.10°W   Transit 1340 nmi H2O to San Diego @ 10.5 kt 5.3  
ODP Proposal 500-Full2: H2O Observatory, Subtotal: 9.1 28.7
and APL 19: Nuuanu Landslide TOTAL DAYS: 37.8

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