Australia's grand Antarctic ice-breaking research vessel, Nuyina set its sail for its homeport of Hobart, in Tasmania on Wednesday, September 1. This 24000-kilometer journey from Damen Vlissingen, Netherlands to Australia is the vessel's maiden voyage after delivery. The 160-meter Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV), RSV Nuyina is a replacement for ... Read more

AURORA AUSTRALIS was refloated on Feb 26 by ballasting and by using workboats, reported The Australian Antarctic Division. Vessel suffered a hole when running on rocks, but breach doesn’t ssem to be serious enough to prevent refloating or endanger vessel’s buoyancy and survivability. The crew is on board, while expeditioners ... Read more

Australian icebreaker the Aurora Australis has run aground at Mawson Station in Antarctica. The ship broke from its moorings just after 3pm on Wednesday during a heavy blizzard with 67 expeditioners on board, the Australian Department of Environment said. The Aurora Australis was re-supplying the station when it ran aground ... Read more

Research vessel Akademik Shokalskiy reported in the morning Dec 25 13, that the vessel is trapped in ice, in the Mertz Glacier area, some 150 nautical miles off French research base Dumon D’Uberville, some 1500 nautical miles off Hobart, Tasmania. There are 50 passengers and 20 crew on board. It’s ... Read more