Stone, G.W. and
Morgan, J.P. .
1992.
Jack-up pontoon barge for vibracoring in shallow water..
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 62(4): 739-740.
Research currently undertaken by personnel in the Institute For Coastal and Estuarine Research at the University of West Florida involves the determination of heavy metals in late-Quaternary, subsurface-bay and estuarine sediments. Water depths from which the subsurface material is to be extracted varies from less than 0.5 to 5 m. Thus, an inexpensive barge has been designed and equipped to facilitate vibracore extraction from a series of shallow-water environments in Northwest Florida for subsequent geochemical analyses. The barge is somewhat similar to that of Hoyt and Demarest (1981) in that it is a twin-hull construction; however, significant modifications have been made to the ICER barge, including the addition of jack-up stabilizing spuds. In addition, the entire vessel has been outfitted for vibracoring operations at a significantly lower price.