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The Australian Antarctic Division welcomes the safe return of fire-damaged MPV Everest to Australia. The chartered ship, carrying 72 expeditioners and 37.
Ice to be back: Freo arrival on fire-struck ship marks end to pandemic isolation for Antarctic crew
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David Knoff survived an extended expedition to Antarctica and a fire at sea but setting foot in Fremantle Port this week he says he is just worried about whether he will get shouted down at the supermarket for not being familiar with COVID-19 protocols.
The outgoing team leader at Davis Station and 71 other returning expeditioners spent up to 535 days in the Australian Antarctic Territory where they experienced the global pandemic as isolated observers.
Clark Named Chair of the Australian Antarctic Science Council
The new Chair of the Australian Antarctic Science Council, Philip Clark AO. (Photo: Australian Antarctic Division)
The Australian Antarctic Science Council has a new Chair, with the appointment of Philip Clark AO to lead the organization. The Council was established in 2019 to provide independent advice to Government on the priorities of the Australian Antarctic Science Program.
Director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Kim Ellis, said Clark brings a wealth of experience to the role. “I am really excited to have Mr. Clark take on this leadership role in such a pivotal time for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. Mr. Clark has worked in leadership and governance roles in government, universities, the corporate world and the not-for-profit sector,” Ellis said. “He will have a critical role in delivering the strategic vision for Australia’s Antarctic research at a time of record government investment in Ant
(Photo: Australian Antarctic Program)
Antarctic resupply ship MPV Everest berthed in Fremantle, Australia at 5:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, after it suffered an engine room fire earlier this month, the Australian Antarctic Division said.
Australia’s chartered Antarctic resupply vessel MPV Everest was about 1,700 nautical miles south of Perth when the April 5 fire engulfed the vessel s port engine room and destroyed two inflatable rubber boats on the deck. There were no injuries to the 72 expeditioners and 37 crew on board.
The ice-strengthened ship, which was returning from a two month voyage to resupply and change personnel at Australia’s Davis and Mawson research stations in east Antarctica, altered its course for nearer Fremantle instead of Hobart following the incident.