Alain Hubert Talks about the Unloading Operations
In this short interview, Alain Hubert gives us his perspective on the Mary Arctica being blocked in the ice and the unloading operations.
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Home Sweet Home
After 5 restless days spent at the coast, both the International Polar Foundation's crew and the cargo of the Mary Arctica were back at the station on Monday, January 9th.
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A Speedy Offloading
The gods of the Antarctic are finally smiling upon the IPF! The Mary Arctica was able to moor at Crown Bay as the IPF convoy was reaching the unloading zone.…
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Have we Weathered the Storm?
After being blocked several days by the ice pack, the Mary Arctica was finally able to make her way through the ice floes. She sailed 55 km on Wednesday and got…
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The Mary Arctica Has Arrived: Dashing for the Coast!
At 4:35 AM today, Nighat Amin sent us a very brief email notifying us that the Mary Arctica would finally be able to make it through the pack ice and reach…
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Waiting for the ship
In spite of the great support provided by the Belgian Department of Defense to help it find a way out of the Antarctic pack ice, the Mary Arctica is still…
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Situation Becomes Critical at PEA
Since our latest news item, things have become worse at PEA. The Mary Arctica, which will re-supply the station and is carrying the two helicopters for the German scientists, is…
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The Mary Arctica Blocked by Ice: a Major Setback
With the arrival of the new IPF team, we learned that the Mary Arctica is trapped in ice more than 400km from its offloading site at Crown Bay. It is…
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Some Leave, Others Arrive
On December 23rd, at 7.30 am, the nice weather finally returned. This allowed us to resume the twin-engine DC3/Basler rotations between Novolazarevskaya and our station.
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Weather Permitting
All Antarctic activities are subjected to the law of the elements. This is even truer this season than during the previous ones. Besides the poor weather conditions we had upon…