Un des premiers albatros en approchant de l’île Marion One of the first albatrosses before reaching Marion Island
Read More
Articles by: admin
On the way to Marion
Humidity: 85 % | Temp air : 18°C | Temp water : 19°C | Latitude 39° S | Longitude 29° E Notre fier brise-glace se plaît à fendre les vagues depuis bientôt trois jours dans l’océan indien à destination de l’archipel du Prince Édouard. Malgré sa […]
Read More
David Hartzenberg, traveling incognito on the Treshnikov
The ACE organisers have prepared a poster with the pictures of all expedition participants. This proves very useful during the begining of the expedition where people are still finding out who is who. But one person is missing there… L’affiche qui réunit toutes les personnes présentes sur le Treshnikov est […]
Read More
Photo-journal : First days at sea
[photogrid ids=”1231,1216,1215,1214,1213,1211,1210,1209″ captions=”yes” columns=”three” fullwidth=”no” ] David Walton, chief scientist, during a briefing about Marion Island. A white chinned Petrol. Somebody needed a nap… Security test! Who hasn’t caught his life jacket yet? Security test on the helideck. The Indian Ocean, as far as the eye can see. Frederik Paulsen, […]
Read More
Goodbye Cape Town, Hello Antarctica!
The horn of the Akademik Treshnikov has given the signal of departure at 15 :10 today on the East Pier in the centre of Cape Town, raising applauses and a few tears amongst the crowd assembled to see her depart for a 3 months long journey around Antarctica. Les coups […]
Read More
Portraits at sea – Maritime University Students and Crew
A gallery of portraits captured onboard the Akademik Troyshnikov while navigating from Bremerhaven to Capetown. Photos © Victorine Sentilhes
Read More
The Akademik Tryoshnikov is in Capetown!
After nearly one month of navigation, through The North Sea and the Atlantic, the ship has arrived in South Africa. It is time to gear up for the first leg of The Antarctica Circumnavigation Expedition. Students of the Maritime University disembark while scientists get ready to head South!
Read More
A student’s perspective: Jordan’s journal – 3
Day 16 – 3 December – Liberia Out of the doldrums! The storms of the previous evening were the first clue. Gone are the glassy waters and still, heavy air. We have entered the region of the trade winds and towering marshmallow clouds (“cumulo-nimbus” if we’re going to get technical […]
Read More
Détente sur le pont d’envol
Le rythme de vie sur le bateau offre quelques temps de pause durant lesquels il est facile de trouver des activités. Des sessions de danse, des improvisations de musique, des tournois de ping-pong, des jeux de cartes plus farfelus les uns que les autres s’organisent un peu partout, que ce […]
Read More