A ship or boat is an extraordinary invention! It could be as simple as a plain wooden or rubber raft with paddles that can tread the seas (albeit with some difficulty) or it could be as complex as a research vessel with multiple engines, winches and holders to put scientific instruments up and down the water column, composite laboratories that hold even more intricate instruments, living facilities that can be compared to a cruise ship and safety control devices required to pace the rough polar waters and ice. I am happy to say that we're on the latter on this expedition, which endures through some jagged Antarctic conditions!
Abhinav Gogoi & Ulrich Breitsprecher