Planned expeditions
FS Sonne
Cruise: SO299 DYNAMET
Chief scientist: Philipp Brandl (MMR)
Duration: 06.06.-29.07.2023
Ports: Townsville (Australia) – Singapore
with ROV Kiel 6000
Completed expeditions
R/V Sonne
Cruise: SO-267 Project: ARCHIMEDES (Lau Basin/Fonualei Rifts)
Chief Scientist: Mark Hannington / Heidrun Kopp (GDY)
Duration: 10.12.2018 - 25.01.2019
Ports: Suva (Fiji) - Suva (Fiji)
R/V Sonne
Cruise: SO-265 Project: SHATSKY-EVOLUTION
Chief Scientist: Jörg Geldmacher
Duration: 28.08.2018 - 09.10.2018
Ports: Tomakomai (Japan) - Kaohsiung (Taiwan)
R/V Merian
Cruise: MSM-75 Project: Helmholtz POF „OCEANS“
Chief Scientist: Colin Devey
Duration: 30.06.2018 - 08.08.2018
Ports: Reykjavik (Iceland) - Reykjavik (Iceland)
R/V Poseidon
Cruise: POS-522 Project: GEOMAR
Chief Scientist: Armin Freundt
Duration: 08.04.2018 - 27.04.2018
Ports: Catania (Italy) - Malaga (Spain)
R/V Meteor
Cruise: M-141/1 Project: Helmholtz POF „OCEANS“
Chief Scientist: Thor Hansteen
Duration: 09.09.2017 - 03.10.2017
Ports: Las Palmas (Spain) - Ponta Delgada, Azoren (Portugal)
Investigation area: Atlantik, Azoren
R/V Sonne
Cruise: SO-258/1 Project: INGON
Chief Scientist: Reinhard Werner
Duration: 08.06.2017 - 08.07.2017
Ports: Fremantle (Australia) - Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Investigation area: Indian Ocean
R/V Poseidon
Cruise: POS-513 Project: GEOMAR
Chief Scientist: Armin Freundt
Duration: 09.05.2017 - 24.05.2017
Ports: Heraklion (Greece) - Heraklion (Greece)
Investigation area: Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea
R/V Poseidon
Cruise: POS-511 Project: GEOMAR
Chief Scientist: Jörg Geldmacher
Duration: 01.04.2017 - 22.04.2017
Ports: Heraklion (Greece) - Heraklion (Greece)
Investigation area: Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea
R/V Poseidon
Cruise: POS-510 Project: GEOMAR
Chief Scientist: Mark Hannington
Duration: 06.03.2017 - 29.03.2017
Ports: Catania (Italy) - Heraklion (Greece)
Investigation area: Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea
R/V Sonne
Cruise: SO-255 Project: VITIAZ
Chief Scientist: Kaj Hoernle
Duration: 02.03.2017 - 11.04.2017
Ports: Auckland (New Zealand) - Auckland (New Zealand)
Investigation area: Colville Ridge, Havre Trough, Kermadec Ridge, Kermadec Fore Arc
R/V Sonne
Cruise: SO-249/2 Project: BERING
Chief Scientist: Reinhard Werner
Duration: 17.07.2016 - 13.08.2016
Ports: Petropavlovsk (Russia) - Tomakomai (Japan)
Investigation area: Western Bering Sea, Chukotka- and Beringia-continental margins, Western Aleutian Islands
Programm: s. SO-249/1.
R/V James Cook
Cruise: JC-138 Project: Blue Mining II
Chief Scientist: Dr. Bramley Murton / GEOMAR: Dr. Sven Petersen
Duration: 07.07.2016 - 24.08.2016
Ports: Ponta Delgada, Acores (Portugal) - Ponta Delgada, Acores (Portugal)
Investigation area: Mid-Atlantic Ridge
R/V Sonne
Cruise: SO-249/1 Project: BERING
Chief Scientist: Kaj Hoernle
Duration: 06.06.2016 - 15.07.2016
Ports: Petropavlovsk (Russia) - Tomakomai (Japan)
Investigation area: Western Aleutian Islands, Northwest Pacific Ocean
R/V Meteor
Cruise: M127 Project: Blue Mining
Chief Scientist: Dr. Sven Petersen / Dr. Jörg Bialas
Duration: 25.05.2016 - 28.06.2016
Ports: Bridgetown (Barbados) - Ponta Delgada, Acores (Portugal)
R/V Falkor
Cruise: FK160320 Project: Virtual Vents
Chief Scientist: Tom Kwasnitschka
Duration: 20.03.2016 - 02.04.2016
Ports: Suva (Fiji) - Suva (Fiji)
Investigation area: Lau Basin, Western Pacific Ocean
R/V Poseidon
Cruise: POS-494 Project: El Hierro
Chief Scientist: Prof. Mark Hannington
Duration: 04.02.2016 - 15.02.2016
Ports: Las Palmas (Spain) - Las Palmas (Spain)
Programme: Hydrothermal activity related to young submarine volcanism off-shire El Hierro, Canary Islands.
