• Last full week of calm seas until Cape Town

      the past couple weeks we have reached South Africa and shut down the hydroacoustics, as well as Polarsterns underway measurements. Underway CTD casts of two times per day have also ended. This was the last

    • The 100th expedition

      Weekly Report No. 1 | 18 July - 24y July 2016
      In the evening of 18 July the research ice breaker Polarstern left the port of Tromsö (Norway) in cloudy and windy conditions to start its 100th expedition.

    • Exploring Greenland’s 79 North Glacier

      Expedition
      Following a five-month journey, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on the evening of Friday, 13 October. During the most recent expedition, the vessel

    • Week 5: From Longyearbyen around Svalbard

      nary physical, biological and biogeochemical partners, wales and seals occasionally approached Polarstern.

    • The East Scotia Ridge – where new seafloor grows

      we were able to celebrate the Easter. At first priority stands a big thanks to the crew of RV Polarstern as they decorated the public areas and canteens to create an Easterly feeling on board.

    • Training in Sediment Acoustics

      2016
      On Tuesday, May 3rd, a group of 20 Masters and PhD students and 5 instructors boarded the R/V Polarstern in Las Palmas. Some of those who have already been on board from Punta Arenas for more than three

    • The “floating summer school” begins

      2015
      On Tuesday October 29, 2015 was cast off at 13:00 h on the dot. Two tugboats maneuvered Polarstern into the lock. Once in the Weser she starts steaming and leaves Bremerhaven southbound for the

    • Transit cruise from Punta Arenas to Las Palmas

      PS105 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 20 March - 11 April 2017
      This year’s return journey of RV Polarstern from Antarctica began with the departure in Punta Arenas in the evening of March 20, 2017. We left

    • Working in the Ocean

      PS120 - Weekly Report No. 3 | 17 - 23 June 2019
      It is Sunday today on the POLARSTERN. I was delighted with the crispy croissant and apricot jam, which I consumed for breakfast with a delicious cup of

    • Departure to our research area in the Scotia Sea

      Weekly Report No 1 | 13 - 15 April 2019
      On Monday, 15th of April 2019, at 13:48 local time RV POLARSTERN left her mooring at position C in front of the harbour of Punta Arenas for a 3-day transit toward