After two days of a not so comfortable crossing from Iceland to Greenland (a force 7 sea state kept most of us in a state of mild discomfort), we were thrilled this morning to make it to the Greenland shelf where the weather is much more pleasant! We’ve already filmed some seals having a leisurely […]

Hello from the tip of Greenland. After two days of semi-smooth sailing, we saw Greenland for the first time this morning and reached the southernmost point of our cruise. From now on, it’s only getting colder, the days are getting longer, and the work gets harder:) To recap on the last three days: we set […]

Hello, my name is Xuewei Jin, and I’m a master’s student from Shanghai Jiaotong University. What a crazy thing to be able to participate in the Maria S. Merian cruise to collect seawater samples along the Greenlandic coastline and in unsurveyed east Greenland fjords! The research expedition Polar Beast is my first international science experince […]

Hi from somewhere a few hours west of Iceland! I’m Apsara P. Vijayan, a chemical Oceanographer from India. I am so excited to participate in the research expedition POLAR BEAST, organized by the GEOMAR-Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research. This will be my third ocean expedition, my first time in the polar ocean, and my first […]

So, this is the first time I could take part in a research cruise, everything is so ‘fresh’ for me. We departed from university campus in Shenzhen 3 days ago, crossing from mainland China to Hongkong on July 06th, then flew to Iceland via Germany. It took us two days in to arrive in Reykjavík. […]

By Dr. Mark Hopwood (GEOMAR) The Maria S. Merian alongside in Reykjavik. Our equipment is loaded, the sun is shining, moral is high, and we’re almost ready to get going! With 11 nationalities onboard representing 9 institutions, the research vessel Maria S. Merian will set sail from Reykjavik harbor early tomorrow morning. Making the most […]