hours of August 10 in Bremerhaven, it was “lines off” for Polarstern, as she set course through the initially calm sea towards the long-term observatory area Hausgarten. Every single spot on the ship

Report No. 7 | 2 - 9 July 2017
During our northward transect, Polarstern bit its way through heavy sea ice, hard as concrete and covered with a thick layer of snow. This altogether slowed down our progress

2017
A world of gigantic icebergs made the scenery which Polarstern passed through on its track from Pine Island Bay to the western Amundsen Sea Embayment. The icebergs are so abundant here because

Marine Litter
On the current Polarstern expedition, scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute have deployed a multicopter with a high-resolution camera to quantify

that an international research team is now bringing back from a Polarstern expedition to the Central Arctic. After a four-month-long Arctic season, the Alfred Wegener Institute’s research icebreaker is

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 real science for the cruise

critically important to those whose research activities rely on Polarstern’s two helicopters. On this expedition, two teams alternate use of the helicopters: the sea ice team and the seal team.

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

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

Expedition
Two-and-a-half years from now, the research vessel Polarstern will depart on an adventurous expedition. For an entire year, the ship will drift through the Arctic, stuck in the pack ice. Using