She is owned by the German state represented by its Federal Ministry of Education and Research[3] and registered in Hamburg.

[1] RV Meteor operates mainly in the areas of the Atlantic, the eastern Pacific, and the western Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean and the Baltic Seas.

Until 2012, Meteor was operated by Bremerhaven based company F. Laeisz GmbH.

[11][12][13] The hull was trowed from Rostock to Emden by the Tugs 'VB Breherhacen' and 'VB Roennbeck' to Emdem.

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