Saturday, May 18, 2013

Lorient. This Sunday, the boat Tara takes off - Ouest-France

Tara scientific boat leaves Lorient, home port, this Sunday at 15 pm. Directorate Arctic Ocean .

tour boat deck

Before attending from Tara , the scientific boat from which to explore the Arctic, the public was able to visit this afternoon the bridge schooner and talk with the crew. A crew has also apologized for not being able to provide a brief visit before departure forces. There is still so much to do on board.

Levy plankton

Tara , the former Antartica explorer Jean-Louis Etienne, set sail this Sunday at 15 am, from the base of submarines Lorient . The Tara Oceans expedition polar circle should last six months. Return to Lorient is scheduled for early December. The Arctic Ocean is the only missing from the collection of scientific boat. On site, the crew will take particular plankton, “the first link in marine food chains.”

Expo and documentary Sunday again

To complete the discovery missions Tara , the public can also visit the exhibition Tara Expeditions (Sunday, 13 am to 18 pm ) and attend the screening of the documentary Tara, journey to the sources of life of Michael Pitiot (Sunday at 16 pm).

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