No doubt you have all heard the great news : The new RV Belgica has safely arrived in Belgium on 13 December 2021, all tests, training, checks and paperwork were completed and, above all, the scientific activities have started!!

Time to feed the enthusiasm of future users and visitors, as well as all sympathisers, with a brand new teaser video !!

 

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

 

The honour of starting up the scientific activities  went to RBINS : on Thursday 27 January, RV Belgica set sail for scientific programmes under the supervision of our colleagues Michael Fettweis (Biogeochemical monitoring of suspend particulate matter within hydrodynamic boundary conditions) and Xavier Desmit (Biogeochemical particle interactions and feedback loops on the Belgian Continental Shelf).

 

For more information on the RV Belgica, her programme and activities, please visit the updated website:

https://odnature.naturalsciences.be/belgica/en/.

​​​​​​​You can also follow RV Belgica’s adventures on the HowBigIsBelgica social media:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HowBigIsBelgica.be/

Twitter https://twitter.com/HowBigIsBelgica

Comparison of dimensions and capacity for crew and scientists between the old and the new RV Belgica (video).