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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Eugen Seibold |
| Owner | Max Planck Institute for Chemistry |
| Builder | Michael Schmidt Yachtbau, Greifswald, Germany |
| Laid down | 2017 |
| Launched | 11 May 2018 |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | research sailing yacht |
| Length | 22 metres |
| Beam | 6 metres |
| Propulsion | sail and diesel |
Eugen Seibold is a German research vessel designed for contamination-free sampling of seawater, plankton, and air. Starting from 2018, exchange processes between atmosphere and ocean are studied. The vessel has been funded by the Werner Siemens Foundation and is operated by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPI) in Mainz.[1]
The vessel is named after Professor Eugen Seibold, a German marine geologist. Construction started in 2017 and the vessel was christened on 11 May 2018, the 100th anniversary of Seibold's birth.[2]
- ^ "S/Y Eugen Seibold". www.mpic.de.
- ^ "Uni Kiel | Deutsche Meeresforschung trifft sich in Kiel". www.uni-kiel.de.