USCGC EVERGREEN CRUISE 

 DECEMBER 22-28, 1976 



The USCG R&D Center's research vessel Evergreen proceeded to the area 

 covered by the Avgo Merchant oil slick on December 22, 1976. Sediment 

 samples and bottom photographs were taken at five stations in order to 

 evaluate the potential for bottom contamination, and 20 water samples were 

 taken using Sterile Bag Samplers. These samples were all analyzed by the 

 common analytical network established at the January 3-4, 1977, meeting at 

 Woods Hole. 



Station locations and other information are given below. 



V-12 



