Ship Offloading February 2023
During the first weekend of February 2023 a team of four led by Expedition Leader Alain Hubert offloaded equipment, food, and other amterials from a cargo ship that had sailed from Cape Town to the coast o the Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.
Over two days the team moored the cargo ship and offloaded cargo onto the ice shelf. Sea ice conditions made the offloading tricky but the team was up to the task!
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The cargo ship arriving at the coast of the Queen Maud Land
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Sea ice conditions were difficult for the arriving ship.
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The ship had to be moored to the ice shelf to facilitate offloading.
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It's an impressive sight to see a cargo ship moored against an ice shelf in Antarctica!
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An emperor penguin trots by the team on the coast.
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With the cargo offloaded, the team will make the first of two traverses back to Perseus Intercontinental Runway and PEA to drop off cargo.
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As the austral summer draws to a close, the sun starts to set a few hours each day, which makes for beautiful sunsets against an astounding polar landscape.
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