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WINDHOEK, 23 January 2026 – Helao Vinnia Ndadi is one of the few remaining founders of Swapo. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
EENHANA, 24 January 2026 – Former Presidents Hifikepunye Pohamba (left) and Nangolo Mbumba at the funeral of the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA
EENHANA, 24 January 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah consoling the widow of the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono, Ndeshipewa Elina Hishoono, at his funeral at the Eenhana Memorial Shrine. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA
ONAMBUTU, 23 January 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi was among the mourners at the memorial service for the late Mathias Kanana Hishoono at Onambutu. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
ONAMBUTU, 23 January 2026 – Statesmen Nangolo Mbumba and Hifikepunye Pohamba pictured at the memorial service of liberation hero Mathias Kanana Hishoono. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
ONAMBUTU, 23 January 2026 - Ndeshipewa Elina Hishoono, the widow of the late Matias Kanana Hishoono, during his memorial service at Onambutu. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
OPUWO, 23 January 2026 - Jason Ndahepele, Chief Health Programme Officer of the Kunene Region. (Photo: Contributed)
EENHANA, 23 January 2026 - Members of the Namibian Defence Force carrying the casket of the late Matias Kanana Hishoono during his memorial service at his residence at Onambutu (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA
AFP presents a reportage of 84 pictures by photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba and journalist Sara Hussein taken between January 9-12, 2026 of marine science research being done from the OceanXplorer, a vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in the waters off Indonesia's Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. Search for all these reportage images using: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH Search ‘REPORTAGE’ to source all feature, magazine and photo essays (Photo by Sara HUSSEIN and Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) / To go with 'INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE' by Sara HUSSEIN
TOPSHOT - This photo taken on January 12, 2026, shows a submersible pilot inspecting the vessel before a deep-sea mission on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in the waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
This photo taken on January 10, 2026, shows Alex Masengi (C), a coelacanth researcher from Sam Ratulangi University, transferring seawater samples collected from the deep sea into separate containers while preparing to search for coelacanth DNA on rthe OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in the waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
This photo taken on January 10, 2026, shows Larissa Fruehe (2L), a German environmental DNA (eDNA) scientist, speaking with Indonesian marine scientists as they monitor remotely operated vehicle (ROV) activity in the deep sea from a control room on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
This photo taken on January 11, 2026, shows Larissa Fruehe, a German environmental DNA (eDNA) scientist, posing in her laboratory on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
This photo taken on January 9, 2026, shows Larissa Fruehe (L), a German environmental DNA (eDNA) scientist, discussing methods for filtering plankton from seawater samples with Indonesian marine scientists on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
This photo taken on January 12, 2026, shows a dive crew carrying diving gear on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, for a deep-sea mission in the waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
This photo taken on January 9, 2026, shows Larissa Fruehe (2L), a German environmental DNA (eDNA) scientist, recording a commemorative video with Indonesian marine scientists in front of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) on the OceanXplorer, a research vessel operated by the marine non-profit OceanX, in waters off Sulawesi island. A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading nearly 1,000 metres down to the realm of purple-frilled corals and bioluminescent shrimp. This month, AFP boarded one of two submersibles belonging to OceanX, a non-profit founded by billionaire Ray Dalio and his son that works with scientists on its OceanXplorer ship to study the marine world. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) / To go with: INDONESIA-OCEANX-OCEANS-ENVIRONMENT-RESEARCH-SCIENCE, by Sara HUSSEIN
