The Polarstern in Pictures

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Hallo everyone!

This is Theresa, the new voice on the radio for the Neumayer Station III.

During our voyage to the Neumayer Station III on board the Polarstern, I went on a ‘recon’ of the ship with my penguin Rico. He was kind enough to pose for a few photos along the way, and today he’ll give you a tour of the Polarstern

Rico’s traveling to the Antarctic on board the Polarstern. Today he’s going to show us what his typical day on board looks like.

On board (Theresa Thoma)

On the bridge, Rico is on the lookout for whales.

On the bridge (Theresa Thoma)

The crow’s nest, high up on the mast, also offers an excellent view.

The crow’s nest (Foto: Theresa Thoma)

To take a look even farther away from the ship, helicopters can take off for ice scouting flights from the helideck.

The helideck (Theresa Thoma)

Every two days, the latest weather report is presented at the regular briefings.

Rico and the weather report (Theresa Thoma)

In the engine room, Rico adjusts the pumps …

The engine room (Theresa Thoma)

… so that the main engines keep running smoothly and the ship can keep moving.

The main engines (Theresa Thoma)

Now Rico’s hungry. First he goes to the galley to help with the cooking.

The galley (Theresa Thoma)

Once the food is ready, Rico goes to the mess, i.e., the dining room, to eat.

The mess (Theresa Thoma)

After his meal, he stops by the hospital to make sure everything’s shipshape …

The hospital (Theresa Thoma)

… and checks the lifeboats.

The lifeboats (Theresa Thoma)

In his free time, Rico can play table tennis …

Table tennis (Theresa Thoma)

… or go to the fitness room for a workout.

The fitness room (Theresa Thoma)

After that, Rico goes to bed early …

Bedroom (Theresa Thoma)

… because he still has a night shift on the bridge.

The bridge at night (Theresa Thoma)

Readers comments (8)

  1. Ronald

    Thanks Peter and Theresa for the updates and beautiful pictures. Continue to update us, we are reading them, also in The Netherlands. All the best for the team and stay save! 73 de Ronald PD1V from NL

    1. Peter Jonczyk

      Hello Ronald,
      that is wonderful and we send the best artic greetings back to the Netherlands.
      During this summer we had a guy from Netherland over here, who looked after EDEN/ISS.
      Stay safe!
      Peter

  2. Francine Ogay

    Merci pour ce partage.

    1. Peter Jonczyk

      De rien, Francine!
      Pendant cette etappe de hivernage nous avon Tanguy avec nous, qui est francais.
      Il est notre bien aimé chef de cuisine.
      Salutations chères
      Pierre

  3. tony

    I have sometimes spotted the WSPR signals from Polarstern’s amateur radio station and occasionally, my station has been spotted by yours. Not recently though. The last time must have been about a month ago when you were near the Falkland Islands.

    1. Theresa

      Great to hear! Polarstern continues to send WSPR on its way back to Germany, maybe you can receive it again in the next days. 73 Theresa DC1TH @ DP0GVN

      1. Tony

        Hello again Theresa. Much time has gone by since April and I suppose you have been very busy on the Ekstrom Ice Shelf. On WSPR – My small beacon (G0BZB) was received by DP0GVN and DP0GVN/1, on 14097 KHZ 31 times during the last 12 hours overnight from a UK perspective. I wonder what the differences are between your two WSPR receivers. DP0GVN/1 seems much more sensitive than the other one, DP0GVN, as it reports snr levels sometimes 10db stronger during the same time slot.

        Have a happy Christmas when the time comes.

        de G0BZB – Tony

  4. Michael Fonda

    Theresa,

    I understand you work WSPR, but do you work CW or SSB at all?

    Thanks,

    Michael Fonda WA6JJM
    Big Bear City, California

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