Six research rooms, low manning requirements and advanced equipment – these are the aspects of the , one of the , that make it the most advanced vessel of its type on our continent.
On 2 June at 07:30 Oceanograf docked in Kiel port. The first chapter of the cruise is now officially finished. In the upcoming days our scientists will take part in a press conference for the German press and will conduct their last research on the Baltic Sea.
At the mouth of Vistula the weather gave us a hard time - says Bartosz Drzewucki, senior officer of the ship. - Strong wind and waves hitting the prow delayed us 10-hours. The sea rocked the boat pretty hard, but it's not the first time that Oceanograf has entered SÅ‚upsk Shoal, so we were prepared. This part of the cruise was one of the easier chapters. The biggest challenge awaits as on the bay of Biscay.
The scientists characterized parts of the seafloor that contain greenhouse gases. They got some water samples that they will analyze for methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. - We will get the next part of samples from Spanish waters - says Dr Jakub Idczak, hydrographer. Researching the accumulation of shallow gas is only one of the three work packages intended for the cruise. The other two are: air quality in the European coastal areas, large-scale comparative studies of microplastics.
To celebrate the first part of the journey, the Rector of the arrived in Kiel. Prof dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski will take part in the SEA-EU Governing Board meeting, where in 2021 he first announced the idea for SEA-EU Cruise.
On Friday, 3 June Oceanograf is setting off for a one day cruise with scientists and students from Christian Albrecht University of Kiel. The next day the ship will leave the Kiel port and start its journey to Brest.
