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Fire on Australia s Antarctic resupply vessel leaves expeditioners shaken

All 109 people aboard were uninjured but many were shaken, Australian Antarctic Division psychologist Maree Riley said. Some 72 expeditioners are on the vessel, some who’ve been in Antarctica for a year and a half. Riley said the incident could be traumatic for some, especially after a “challenging” extended season. “When you think about the situation that expeditioners have been exposed to, they are a resilient group of people but this has been a challenging situation for them – potentially traumatic,” Riley told reporters on Tuesday. “As you can appreciate, some people have been shaken by this.” The Division’s general manager of operations and safety, Charlton Clark, said the remainder of the voyage will likely not be easy either.

Antarctic Expedition Disrupted After Ship Catches Fire

Antarctic Expedition Disrupted After Ship Catches Fire Image: Wayde Maurer/Australian Antarctic Division None of the 109 expeditioners and crew onboard the MPV Everest were hurt when a fire broke out in an engine room, but the beleaguered Antarctic resupply vessel still has 2,000 miles to go in its long journey back home to Australia. Advertisement The port-side engine room of the MPV Everest an ice class multipurpose construction vessel caught fire during the afternoon of Monday, April 5, according to the Australian Antarctic Division. The ship, having dropped off a year’s worth of supplies to two Antarctic research stations, was less than a week into its journey to Hobart, Australia when the incident happened.

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