2007 December 2 (Day 17)
Weather: Fine but Cloudy
Site: C0001 (NT2-03) (33°14’ N, 136°42’ E)
Science Operations on Deck: Run-in-hole 10-5/8" drilling assembly and reentry the Hole C0001H. Washed and reamed down to 458.3 mbsf, then drilled down to 564.0 meters below the seafloor by 24:00 Dec 2.

Science Operations in Labs: Science party completed personal samplings from split halves of the Hole C0001E, F and H cores. Micropaleontologists presented preliminary results of biostratigraphy at Holes E and F in cooperation with paleomagnetists.