• Transit from Tromsø and first research operations in the Northeast Greenland area

      no. 1 | 5th August - 12th August 2018
      The cruise PS115.1 on Polarstern focuses on a geoscientific research program, which has the aim to clarify the geological development of the northern North Atlantic

    • From Longyearbyen through the Northeast Passage towards the Siberian Arctic

      – 09.09.18
      Monday (03.09.18). Since early Monday morning “Polarstern“ is anchoring in the Isfjorden, directly off Longyearbyen, and waiting for the new crew and the new group of scientists, who will

    • Polarstern returns from geo-expedition in the Arctic

      Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) research icebreaker Polarstern returned to her homeport in Bremerhaven. Over the previous six weeks, nearly 100 contributing researchers and crewmembers had

    • Research icebreaker Polarstern begins the Antarctic season

      Expedition starts
      Due to retarded work on the Polarstern the departure is delayed - On Sunday, 11 November 2018, the research icebreaker Polarstern will leave its homeport of Bremerhaven

    • Begin of the Antartic Season

      PS116 - Weekly Report No. 1 | 11 - 18 November 2018
      RV Polarstern left Bremerhaven on 11th November with the high tide around noon. Due to extensive necessary amendments in the shipyard, the

    • Polarstern in 3D

      Weekly Report No. 2 | 19 - 25 November 2018
      The arrival of Polarstern in the port of Las Palmas took a little longer, because the dedicated berth was occupied by another vessel. She drifted some miles

    • A full loaded vessel

      - Weekly Report No 1 | 15 – 20 December 2018
      As planned, Polarstern pushes away from the pier in Cape Town on 15 December at 4pm, taking off for her 117th expedition to the Antarctic.

    • At Neumayer Station

      Report No. 4 | 13 - 20 January 2019.
      Neumayer, finally! Polarstern took berth about 20 km north of the German Antarctic Station (officially named Neumayer Station III) at the extreme edge of the

    • Business as usual.

      Report No. 5 | 21 - 27 January 2019.
      Business as usual. Polarstern plows her way through the open waters of the Weddell Sea – the ice cover is at it minimum, subjectively at least – and heads for

    • Larsen C Ice Shelf Remains a Mystery


      A few days ago, the captain and the head of the current Polarstern expedition jointly decided to abandon their efforts to reach the Larsen C Ice Shelf. Since dense sea ice and ice ridges blocked