Antarctica

Thursday, October 10th 2013 - 01:25 UTC
Ice patrol HMS Endurance a complete loss, will be scrapped says MOD

The Royal Navy's former ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is to be scrapped after the Ministry of Defense decided the cost of repairing the vessel, which flooded off the coast of Chile in 2008, was too great.
Friday, September 27th 2013 - 21:33 UTC
South Georgia krill could suffer most global warming according to BAS

Modelling of the effects of sea temperature rises in the Southern Oceans indicates that krill in the seas around South Georgia may be the hardest hit of the region by the effects of global warming, reports the August edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 20:07 UTC
A ‘message in a bottle’ dropped in South Georgia reaches NZ three years later

A ‘message in a bottle’ dropped just off the north-western end of South Georgia three years ago has washed up on Stewart Island, off the south end of New Zealand - more than half a world away, reports the July edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 00:44 UTC
South Georgia looking ahead to a promising cruise and visitors’ season

Schedules for the coming tourist season show a significant increase in the number of ships (11%) and visitors planning to visit South Georgia, and a consequent expected increase in tourist numbers (20%), according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter July release.
Monday, September 16th 2013 - 21:57 UTC
Spanish scientists discover new marine worm that feeds on whale bones

Spanish scientists from the University of Barcelona and the Oceanographic Institute have discovered in Antarctica a new species of worm, a marine invertebrate which feeds on whale bones. The discovery is in the framework of the Actiquim-II project and the new species was baptized “Osedax deceptionensis”.
Monday, August 26th 2013 - 08:25 UTC
Rising sea temperature will reduce krill growth habitat in Antarctica

Antarctic krill are usually less than 6 cm in length, but their size belies the major role they play in sustaining much of the life in the Southern Ocean. They are the primary food source for many species of whales, seals, penguins and fish.
Monday, August 26th 2013 - 07:40 UTC
South Georgia releases stamps commemorating former governor Sir Rex Hunt

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are currently promoting the release of a set of stamps commemorating the life of the former Falklands and dependencies governor Sir Rex Hunt. The release of the stamps on June 11 coincided with a memorial service for Sir Rex Hunt at St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the Royal Air Force, London.
Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - 20:21 UTC
Shackleton’s Endurance could still be in good conditions on the Antarctic sea bed

Ernest Shackleton's famous ship, the Endurance, which he had to abandon in 1915 on his ill-fated Antarctic expedition, is probably still in very good condition on the ocean floor. This is one conclusion from research that studied how sunken wood degrades in southern polar waters.
Wednesday, August 7th 2013 - 16:27 UTC
HMS Richmond leaves for seven months Atlantic Patrol Tasking

Portsmouth-based frigate HMS Richmond has sailed for a routine seven months Atlantic Patrol Tasking which includes the South Atlantic. According to the official release she left Portsmouth on Monday 5 August and will maintain the continuous Royal Navy presence in the Atlantic and provide an ongoing protection and reassurance to British regions within the region.
Monday, July 29th 2013 - 22:25 UTC
Norway media question why Oslo is not collaborating with South Georgia rat eradication campaign

An ambitious multi-national move to reduce the rat population on the island of South Georgia has yielded results despite no Norwegian government funding underlines an Oslo media recalling the close relations of the Scandinavian country with the extreme south island and sixty years of whaling.