Table 1. Comparison of Core Recovery, Legs 118, 140, 147, 153.
| Interval Cored | Core Recovered | Percent Recovery | |
| Hole 735B (Leg 118) | 501 m | 435 m | 87% |
| Total (Leg 140) (Hole 504B) | 379 m | 48 m | 13% |
| Total (Leg 147) (12 Cored Holes) | 487 m | 123 m | 25% |
| 3 Serpentine Holes (Site 920) | 341 m | 144 m | 42% |
| 11 Gabbro Holes (Sites 921,922,923,924) | 457 m | 117 m | 26% |
| Total (Leg 153) | 798 m | 261 m | 33% |