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Multi disciplinary oceanological investigations of the Haakon Mosby mud vol
cano were carried out on board of the R/V "Akademik Mstislav Keldysh" in su
mmer 1998. Identification, description and sampling of all main structures
of the volcano and investigation of the composition and distribution of bio
ta were carried out from two "Mir" submersibles. The information about the
composition of bottom sediments, pore waters, content and composition of hy
drocarbons in bottom sediments and seawater was obtained during this expedi
tion.