Research Vessels - POLARFUCHS
POLARFUCHS
The research boat POLARFUCHS is property of the Alfred-Wegener-Institute and initially served as the lab boat of the research icebreaker POLARSTERN. It was designed for operations near the parent ship under ice-free conditions. In 1996, however, it was removed from the vessel and replaced. The POLARFUCHS had proven no match for the harsh conditions found in the Polar Regions.
Following some reconstruction work, the research boat was handed over to its new operator, the GEOMAR, in 1997. Today, it cruises the coast off Schleswig-Holstein and is used mainly for ecologic studies. To better suit this purpose, the boat equipment includes a multipurpose laboratory and a small winch. The POLARSFUCHS is used not only for scientific but also educational activities.
research vessels homepage at the GEOMAR
The POLARFUCHS at a glance:
| Year of Construction: | 1982 |
| Owner: | Federal republic of Germany, represented by the Ministry of Education and the AWI |
| Operator: | GEOMAR |
| Port of Registry: | Kiel |
| Length: | 12.7 m |
| Beam: | 4.4 m |
| Draught: | 1.35 m |
| Speed: | 7.5 knots |
| Nautical Crew: | 2 Persons |
| Scientists: | 6 Persons |
News
02.02.2012
Verleihung des Briese-Preises für Meeresforschung 2011 am Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde weiter
23.01.2012
Unsere Blaue Zukunft Das Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung informiert Europa-Politiker mit einer Veranstaltung in Brüssel am 24.1.2012 weiter
28.11.2011
Die Leibniz-Gemeinschaft hat Frau Prof. Dr. Hildegard Westphal, Direktorin des Leibniz-Zentrums für Marine Tropenökologie, als dritte Vizepräsidentin gewählt Wir gratulieren! weiter
18.10.2011
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bathmann took over as Director of the Leibniz Institute for
Baltic Sea Research in Warnemünde (IOW). Polar scientist takes charge at the IOW weiter
11.05.2011
KDM publishes brochure on Ocean Observatories in the Atlantic-Arctic Ocean weiter
06.02.2011
KDM lunch briefing in the European Parliament on 2.2.2011 on „Sustainable use and development of marine resources".
- KDM launches initiative for an ocean-oriented Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) at the European Instititute for Innovation and Technoloy (EIT) -
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05.01.2010
Opening of the new KDM Office in Brussels on 13 January weiter
