Hello and Welcome on board of the research vessel SONNE!

Townsville and Castle Hill. Photo: Christoph Beier

Cool that you found us! This is the blog of the expedition DYNAMET SO299 to Papua New Guinea from 6th June to 29th July 2023.  Currently, we are on our transit from Townsville/Australia into our working area near the island of New Ireland. For further detailed information about the goals and objectives of this scientific cruise please visit https://www.geomar.de/news/article/tauchgang-zu-den-erzfabriken-der-tiefsee.

In this blog here, we will try to give some interesting, constructive, amusing, stunning, overwhelming – and maybe as well serious ­– insights into work and life of an 8 weeks-long ‘get-together’ of 36 extremely enthusiastic scientists from Germany, Australia, Canada, Finland and Papua New Guinea.

Looking forward to exploring submarine worlds!

Departure while enjoying the sunset