Research Ship "POURQUOI-PAS ?" in Lisbon

Named after the French Medical Doctor and Polar Scientist Jean Baptiste Charcot's ship, the "POURQUOI-PAS ?", this new IFREMER ship was built at Saint-Nazaire in 2005, she is used as a research biological oceanography vessel. Photos taken in Lisbon, 22.9.2013

IFREMER vessel "L'EUROPE" at Barcelona

IFREMER is a French institution dedicated to the exploitation of the sea, it was founded in 1984. One of the vessels on charter, L'EUROPE, is seen here earlier this month in Barcelona, the ship is currently undergoing a study of the quality of the coastal waters, on the Mediterranean, she is virtually auscultating the MED. To follow up IFREMER's work, please visit their official website at www.ifremer.fr. Photos 2.7.2012