successful AWI dive-missions on Svalbard 2017 Almost ice free conditions in Kongsfjord in August 2017 (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Max Schwanitz) Almost ice free conditions in Kongsfjord in August 2017 (Photo: [...] sedimentation and the omnipresent threat by drifting ice and icebergs. Therefore, together with the regular maintenance, the dive-team had to repair some ice caused damages and exchanged some technical parts [...] beginning. Due to bad weather conditions the AWI dive team had an alternative arrival by the help of “MS Polarsyssel”, the Sysselmannen’s (Governeur of Svalbard) service vessel, specialised on Arctic rescue