Black Sea · A focus of researchInstrument-based observationsTeamwork and partnershipA responsibility to the seaQuayside moments · Equipment and a curious companionUkrainian flag and instruments on the vessel’s mastUnder the Ukrainian flag · View from the deckViktor Komorin and colleagues beside the vessel BelgicaDolphins at the sea surfaceViktor Komorin overlooking a snow-covered coastal stationViktor Komorin observing the sea through binocularsViktor Komorin aboard a vessel beside a snow-covered coast