News · September 06, 2025

During Malizia Explorer’s Atlantic crossing from Cabo Verde to Fernando de Noronha, the crew deployed a German Argo float at 11°N, 24°W as contribution to the global Argo Programme. This is the first of three floats that Malizia Explorer will release over the coming months, joining the fleet of nearly 4000 instruments already operating worldwide to measure temperature, salinity and pressure. The deployment was made possible through strong international collaboration betwee

News · September 02, 2025

Hello everyone, greetings from onboard Malizia Explorer. It has been a while since we shared an update, as the past weeks have brought quite a few events that were out of our control… Our last log ended with us leaving Dakar and sailing to Mindelo, Cabo Verde, to begin a joint mission with Instituto do Mar (IMar) and the Atlantic Technical University (UTA), supported by GEOMAR and LuxDev. Together with the local scientists, we spent the first week studying corals, seagrass and microalga

News · July 29, 2025

Hello everyone, it's Tuesday the 29th of July onboard the Malizia Explorer and we are heading to our next destination. I thought it would be nice to share a few insights into our past week here at sea and look back at our recent mission off the coast of Senegal with the ECOPs (Early Career Ocean Professionals). We had a full crew on board made up of students and researchers from across Senegalese universities.

News · July 21, 2025

Our journey started in May when we headed down to Nice for the One Ocean Science Congress and the United Nations Ocean Conference. Fast forward to mid July and we are remembering our past few weeks full of excitement onboard the Malizia Explorer and bracing ourselves for the upcoming missions that are taking us to Dakar, Senegal and Cabo Verde!

News · June 06, 2025

Team Malizia proudly announces the christening of its sailing research vessel, Malizia Explorer, in a ceremony held this afternoon at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM). Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann were joined by the ship's godmother, Dr Sylvia Earle who christened the vessel with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. This event marks a significant milestone in the team's ongoing mission to advance Ocean science and climate action.

Press Releases · June 06, 2025

Team Malizia proudly announces the christening of its sailing research vessel, Malizia Explorer, in a ceremony held this afternoon at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM). Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann were joined by the ship's godmother, Dr Sylvia Earle who christened the vessel with HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. This event marks a significant milestone in the team's ongoing mission to advance Ocean science and climate action.

News · June 05, 2025

We are proud to announce an exciting new chapter in our mission to further Ocean science and inspire ambitious climate action!