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The Logbook. Follow the logbook of Fleur de Passion Antinea

Summer in the Mediterranean

July 04, 2011

Fleur de Passion will continue her Mediterranean voyage from Catane in Sicily.

Each week throughout the summer, she will welcome on board a dozen young people who will discover the sea and marine life, and who will become ambassadors and defenders of the ocean.

We defend what we love, and we love what we understand through our experience. It is this kind of transformation th [...]

The Mediterranean: a dead sea in the making

July 03, 2011

Whilst Fleur de Passion is cruising along the Mediterranean coast, an OPECST report (Office parlementaire d'évaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques) is under review concerning pollution of all kinds, drawing users' attention to the damage wrought on the environment by plastics, bottles, cigarette-ends and other objects thrown inadvertently or carelessly into the water, in a closed sea [...]

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The Missions. Follow the expedition on video

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3D Modeling

Egypt - Red Sea - Mai 20 to June 03, 2011

Our last mission in the Red Sea is dedicated to 3D modeling. A team of 3D model specialists will be on board Fleur de Passion to develop different interactive 3D models based on real Red Sea diving sites.
This project is run within the context of a European research project with the objective of digitalizing the seafloor in 3D imagery as well as producing interactive, virtual and animated env [...]

Virtual diving with the Digital Ocean team

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Best Practices in the Red Sea

South Egypt - Egypt - April 11 to Mai 18, 2011

The next mission is in the Southern Egyptian waters, near Marsa Alam. Our team meets local actors, such as the local NGO HEPCA, in order to understand which are the main human impacts on the Red Sea, such as the impact coming from commercial and recreational fishing, diving, as well as land-based pollution.
We document the best practices to de [...]