Aboard the research vessel Meteor, scientists venture into the vast Atlantic. Five weeks in tight quarters push the team beyond its limits. Their mission: to study unknown species and habitats at the bottom of the sea. It's 3 a.m. in the middle of the Atlantic, and Meteor is surrounded by darkness. But the 58 men and women on board are wide awake. All eyes are on the ship's crane as it hauls a "box corer" - a mechanical sample collector - from a depth of five kilometers. The heavy seas cause it to slam against the ship's hull. The immense pressure levels involved in deep-sea research require heavy-duty equipment, with parts made of steel and even titanium. But when the crew finally manage to get the sample box back on deck, they find it's empty: containing only water and no seabed sediment. After the immediate disappointment, they soon set about preparing the next attempt before sunrise, because time - and money - are of the essence on this five-week expedition. "More than 90 percent of deep-sea species have probably not yet been discovered," says marine biologist Torben Riehl. With this vast and enigmatic ecosystem under threat from climate change, overfishing, oil drilling and pollution, the team's mission is an urgent one - to study the manifold creatures before they disappear forever. #documentary #dwdocumentary #dwdocs #atlantic #deapsea #discovery ______ DW Documentary gives you knowledge beyond the headlines. Watch top documentaries from German broadcasters and international production companies. Meet intriguing people, travel to distant lands, get a look behind the complexities of daily life and build a deeper understanding of current affairs and global events. Subscribe and explore the world around you with DW Documentary. Subscribe to: ⮞ DW Documentary (English): https://www.youtube.com/@DWDocumentary ⮞ DW Documental (Spanish): https://www.youtube.com/@DWDocumental ⮞ DW Documentary وثائقية دي دبليو (Arabic): https://www.youtube.com/@dwdocarabia ⮞ DW Documentary हिन्दी (Hindi): https://www.youtube.com/@dwdochindi ⮞ DW Dokumenter (Indonesian): https://www.youtube.com/@DWDokumenter ⮞ DW Doku (German): https://www.youtube.com/@dwdoku For more visit: http://www.dw.com/en/tv/docfilm/s-3610 Follow DW Documentary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwdocumentary/ Follow DW Documental on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwdocumental We kindly ask viewers to read and stick to the DW netiquette policy on our channel: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G
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Contains about 2 minutes of stuff related to what they found. The rest is everything from the crew doing yoga, family stuff, "this is life on a boat" stuff and anything else to string things out.
8:59 They found a prawn. The rest of the video is about nothing related to sealife at the bottom of the Atlantic. Contains disturbing images of on-deck yoga, and men hugging men because they will miss each other.
I salute these researchers and all the other people that do good work on ships, because it's a really dangerous job.
Fixed the title for you DW: ''A Snapshot of Human Interactions at a Research Vessel''
This was so fascinating...even though we did not get to see much about the sea life they discovered in the depths of the ocean—getting an understanding of how they are discovered was insightful.
The American dubbing is terrible
Wow amazing ❤❤
the end make cry too
Will someone in Germany let me move in with em? I can just sneak across like everyone else lol.
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DW Documentary is the absolute best ❤
not one real rigger handling the loads🤣no signals given, getting under the load all cute until it aint🤷🏽♂️
This is a great film. It reminded me of the 4-5 weeks I spent on the RRS Discovery in the North Atlantic in 2006 helping with SOLAS. I also had my own prototype instrument on board mounted on the foremast to measure ozone, it falied after three days and I was not allowed to climb up and remove it, as that area is off-limits. After that, I helped other researchers with their experiments, launching buoys and fixing instruments. Great camaraderie and I generally enjoyed life at sea. The clouds, sunsets and sunrises look completely different compared to on land, as you have a continuous horizon. The Moon appears huge. I also sent a polystyrene cup down to 5000 m and it shrank to about a 5th or 6th of it's size, and was more like ceramic. I still have it! 😃
Amazing concept
I’ve gone to sea for research cruises many times. My specialty was electronics, test equipment, computer hardware and logistics. All of us wore many hats with our specialties supporting the science staff. People have no idea what one has to think about when going to sea for extended periods of time. For instance how many boxes of paper clips or erasers. Or how many backup printer cables or bulk CAT5 cable to setup the lab network. I miss it so much and would do almost anything for one more cruise.
Imagine you’re just heading out on a research ship and the wife is laying a guilt trip on you like the chief scientist’s wife? Man give that dude a break!
Cheap Scientist? It took a few listens to realize it was "chief."
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I thought DW was getting ready to battle Russia or China? instead this sounds like a vacation. when are you ever going to get real about German defence?
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