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Polar POD
An inhabited
oceanographic platform

An Unparalleled Maritime Adventure,

A Scientific and Technological Challenge

It all starts with the strength of an idea…

An idea is never a spontaneous creation, it is the apportune synthesis at the confluence of the inner necessity, an objective need, the desire to engage in unknown territory.

I like to invent, to design unexpected vessels to explore differently. The moment will soon come when nothing will be able to stop the departure towards these great spaces which carry my dreams…

Jean-Louis Etienne
French Explorer Jean-Louis Étienne in San Francisco: Exploring the Planet to Protect Its FutureNews

French Explorer Jean-Louis Étienne in San Francisco: Exploring the Planet to Protect Its Future

6 October 2025
De Cause à Effets – Aurélie Luneau – France CultureNews

De Cause à Effets – Aurélie Luneau – France Culture

23 September 2025
PERSEVERANCE, a Sailing Vessel for the Future of the PlanetNews

PERSEVERANCE, a Sailing Vessel for the Future of the Planet

18 September 2025
Ma France, the Regional Journal – HERENews

Ma France, the Regional Journal – HERE

17 September 2025
With Perseverance, the Northwest PassageNews

With Perseverance, the Northwest Passage

17 September 2025