Antarctica

• Monday, December 12th 2022 - 11:58 UTC

  Cruise association and IAATO express concern over recent rare tragic incidents in Antarctica

  

  The Cruise Lines International Association, Clia, has moved to reassure the industry's trade after a “rogue wave” hit Viking Polaris killing one passenger, and injuring four others on a cruise in Antarctica. The accident on the expedition ship took place on November 29, a couple of weeks after two people died during a Zodiac excursion on a Quark Expeditions sailing in the polar region.

• Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 15:00 UTC

  Book review: The Ship Beneath the Ice

  

  The loss of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance is the stuff of legend. She was crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915. The subsequent escape of Shackleton and his men is an epic of heroism and survival.

• Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  HMS Protector digs out snow covered Port Lockroy scientific base managed by four women

  

  Ice Patrol HMS Protector's sailors and Royal Marines spent two days digging out the Port Lockroy scientific base in Antarctica which is home to a museum, gift shop and the world's most remote post office.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 15:15 UTC

  Uruguayan scientists for 2022-23 season arrive at Artigas Base in Antarctica

  

  An Uruguayan Air Force Hercules C-130 aircraft landed at the Artigas Base in Antarctica carrying some 40 scientists for the 2022-2023 campaign to work on 18 projects, marking the 37th anniversary of Uruguay's entry as a consultative member of the Antarctic Treaty System.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 08:48 UTC

  Viking Polaris vessel was struck by a giant unexpected wave, A US passenger on an Antarctic cruise died

  

  A US passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four other guests were injured after the Viking Polaris vessel was struck by a giant unexpected wave while crossing the Drake Passage heading for Ushuaia in Argentine Tierra del Fuego province.

• Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:21 UTC

  Role of the Falklands in the development and success of British Antarctic Survey

  

  The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated 60 years of scientific research in Antarctica as the UK’s national operator. BAS evolved from the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey (FIDS), following on the success of Operation Tabarin 1943/46 involving SS Fitzroy from the Falkland Islands. This week's event took place during the marking of Antarctica Day on December first.

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 10:26 UTC

  Antarctic fellowship recipients announced on Antarctic Treaty anniversary

  

  On the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, December first 1959, the Antarctic Fellowship Recipients have been announced. The annual fellowships awarded by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), are an investment in the professional development of talented early career researchers and aim to further the understanding of human presence in Antarctica.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC

  Celebrating Antarctica Day, 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty

  

  Today is Antarctica Day which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, December first in 1959 and the setting aside of nearly 10% of the Earth ”forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes (...) in the interests of all mankind.”

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Iceberg calving in Antarctica and underwater tsunamis that alter ecosystems

  

  Ice in Antarctica flows to the coast along glacier-filled valleys. While some ice melts into the ocean, a lot breaks off into icebergs, which range in size from small chunks up to the size of a country.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  South Georgia Museum open for business; 113 cruises booked to visit the Island

  

  The Museum on South Georgia is fully open and offering all its services for the first time since its early closure during 2019-20 season. It was closed slightly early in March 2020 due to the global pandemic and remained closed the following summer and then a very small team managed to partially operate the museum for part of last (2021-22) season.