The Heincke research vessel, completed in 1990, is a medium-sized research vessel. It is operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). It is mainly used for research cruises in the North Sea and the North Atlantic. Find out more about the technical details of the FS Heincke and the other German research vessels. The ICBM is the home institute of the research vessel Sonne. Have a look at where it is at the moment(current position).

Have you always wanted to find out what it looks like on a research vessel? Our colleague Lukas Roß takes you on a tour of the FS Heincke. You can navigate to individual sections of the video clip using the timeline below. Have fun on your discovery tour!