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W.583 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica A solitary hydroid (Corymorphidae) stands anchored to the seafloor, its delicate tentacles fanned out in the darkness. A distant relative of jellyfish and corals, this deep-sea cnidarian thrives in the frigid waters beneath the Antarctic

W.584 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Soft pink hues linger on the horizon, where distant icebergs drift in the fading light. The stillness of the water is broken only by the quiet rise and fall of passing whales, their dorsal fins gliding through the surface before slipping

W.581 / Southern Ocean / Antarctica A rite of passage in the frozen south—those crossing the Antarctic Circle for the first time must face trials and icy waters under Neptune’s watchful gaze. A centuries-old maritime tradition, the ceremony marks a traveller’s transition into

W.584 / Southern Ocean / Antarctica Out where the wind never rests, albatross ride the currents with effortless grace—webbed feet skimming the surface, wingtips tracing the swell in a dance perfected over endless, roaming miles.

W.581 / Bellingshausen Sea / Antarctica Warmth lingers on the horizon, held at bay by the weight of a gathering storm. Ice drifts through the stillness, caught between the glow of a fading sky and the hush of polar twilight.

W.591 / Drake Passage / Southern Ocean The restless heart of the Drake Passage — waves surging, winds howling, sea spray carried on the air. Each boom against the hull echoing in the mind long after the waves have passed. Epic adventures with Schmidt Ocean.

W.581 / Drake Passage / Southern Ocean Waves build and break beneath brooding skies as Cape Petrels and Black-browed Albatross weave between crests—companions on the crossing, drawn to the ship as it moves through sea and spray.

W.580 / Cape Horn / Southern Ocean The last reaches of South America slip into the haze, marking a quiet threshold between land and sea—where familiar shores fall away and the open Southern Ocean begins.

W.586 / Punta Arenas / Chile Bright lines snap taut and spools turn heavy, the sounds of departure echoing below deck—rope slipping through gloved hands, the creak of tension, the rhythm of departure. As mooring lines draw in, a new journey begins.

W.587 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean First sight of ice in one of the most remote corners of the planet—a towering berg drifts past the ship, calving with force and sending echoes across the waves.

W.585 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean With wings built for distance, a great albatross skims the horizon—each subtle tilt of the feathers carrying it far across the waves. It covers huge distances in just a few efficient turns, arcing past the ship for a closer look,

W.588 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean Through darkness and drifting snow, the quiet vigil of ice navigation begins. On the bridge, radar screens glow while eyes scan the sea ahead, searchlights sweeping through the black for any sign of ice.

W.588 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean On a meltwater pond atop drifting ice, chinstrap penguins swim across a canvas veined with brilliant blue. Below them, the lines and shadows hint at figures in motion—ice dancers frozen in time.

W.589 / Saunders Island / South Sandwich Islands Saunders Island rises from the Southern Ocean like a vision—snow-streaked volcanic slopes, with gas and vapour drifting into stormy skies. Along its blackened shores, vast penguin colonies stand out even from a distance, scattered

W.589 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean Salty spray flies as ROV SuBastian rises from the black water, lights casting scattered reflections across the surface. In the cold night air, breath curls and gloves grip wet metal as teams huddle close—eyes fixed on the samples

W.591 / Drake Passage / Southern Ocean Out on the helideck, every lap adjusts to the ocean—strides matched to the rise and fall of the swell, the foremast a steady guide as the horizon shifts. In heavy seas, it disappears completely, swallowed by water as the bow plunges

W.590 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean King penguins carve through the surface, effortlessly riding the rising swell. As the storm builds and waves begin to roll, they surf the crests in perfect formation—brief flashes of colour, their calls rising above the sea.

W.588 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean In one of the most remote island chains on Earth, a coral garden thrives 500 metres beneath the surface. Octocorals in shades of orange and pink rise from ancient volcanic slopes, their branches swaying softly in the deep.

W.588 / South Sandwich Islands / Southern Ocean Sculpted by storms and shaped by time, icebergs drift through the windswept waters of the South Sandwich Islands—each one a unique formation of curves, ridges, and icy hues. Carried on the Southern Ocean swell, they rise and fall