METEOR Cruise M67 2a/2b

The METEOR expedition 67 starts on the 20th February 2006 in Talcahuano / Chile after two months in the shipyard. It is planed to conduct research in two main areas by two different research groups: one working of the coast of Chile (M 67/1) and another in the Gulf of Mexico (M 67/2). In both regions research will be carried out to study processes related to the seepage of methane-rich fluids. In total, the transit will cover more than 6600 nautical miles to the port in Bridgetown / Barbados scheduled at 24th April 2006