Antarctica

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 18:36 UTC

  Antarctic tour operators support prosecution of Berserk yacht owner

  

  The International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators, (IAATO) in a statement released Thursday called the incident of the Norwegian yacht Berserk that went missing in Antarctic waters last week ‘tragic’ but also underlines the vessel did not have proper authorization or permits for their expedition and fully supports Norwegian prosecuting authorities for their investigation into the case.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:44 UTC

  New Zealand incorporates second Antarctic patrol vessel with flying colours

  

  New Zealand’s newest offshore patrol vessel and its crew experienced all Antarctica could throw at them during the past three weeks and passed with flying colours, the navy says.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 20:41 UTC

  Ten cruise vessels and Falklands’ British Forces commander visit South Georgia

  

  An intense maritime activity was registered in South Georgia during the month of January including cruise and research vessels, the British Antarctic Survey ship “RRS James Clark Ross”, several yachts and HMS Gloucester, reports the latest South Georgia newsletter.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 00:22 UTC

  NZ abandons search for Norwegian yacht with three men missing in Antarctic waters

  

  A week-long search for a Norwegian yacht missing in Antarctic waters with three men aboard has been abandoned, New Zealand's Rescue Co-ordination Centre announced Monday.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 00:00 UTC

  Warm weather prevents full use of costly Australian Antarctica airfield

  

  An Australian airfield in Antarctica at a cost of 40 million US dollars and which was opened just three years ago may have become a short-lived victim of climate change, as unusually warm weather this summer has prevented flights landing there.

• Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:27 UTC

  Chile/Ecuador proposal for a UNASUR Antarctic base

  

  Chile and Ecuador will be proposing their peers of Unasur, (Union of South American Nations) the establishment of a scientific research base in Antarctica, according to Ecuador’s Foreign Affairs minister Ricardo Patiño.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 16:33 UTC

  HMS Scott on Ice Patrol and Antarctic sea deep water survey mapping

  

  The Royal Navy ocean survey ship HMS Scott has returned to Antarctica for Ice patrol duties that include scientific research in coordination with the UK Hydrographic Office and the British Antarctic Survey.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 06:45 UTC

  Magnetic observatory in South Georgia to track the “South Atlantic Anomaly”

  

  A magnetic observatory is being re-established on South Georgia to provide vital data on the 'South Atlantic Anomaly' as scientists monitor a possible reversal of the earth's magnetic field. This field, generated deep within the planet, shields against particle radiation from space.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 00:08 UTC

  South Georgia ready to launch the world’s biggest rodent eradication campaign

  

  The world’s biggest ever attempted rodent eradication campaign to be launched in South Georgia is only a few weeks away according to the South Georgia Heritage Trust's (SGHT) Habitat Restoration Project and reported in the January edition of the South Georgia newsletter.

• Monday, February 21st 2011 - 17:16 UTC

  Krill sex caught on camera in 700 metres deep Antarctic waters

  

  In a world first, the sex life of Antarctic Krill in the wild has been caught on camera revealing the shrimp-like creatures are able to mate deeper in the ocean than previously thought.