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  • The researchers use self-developed catamarans to collect data and samples from the uppermost millimetres of the oceans. Oliver Wurl

  • The research vessel Meteor has been in operation since 1986, mainly in the Atlantic, and can accommodate up to 30 researchers. Oliver Wurl

"You need to improvise at sea"

A team led by marine researcher Oliver Wurl is travelling the Atlantic on the research vessel Meteor. Four team members talk about life on board, the top millimetre of the ocean and working with a television crew.

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