King Edward Point Diary – July 2009
So July started off with myself getting another year older and yet again spending it away from home. I received some great gifts from the gang here. Thanks guys and […]
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Rothera Diary — July 2009
Read more of: Rothera Diary — July 2009Water, ice and steam It’s 10pm Friday 31st July. Mug of coffee in hand, I am awaiting the return of James and Jonny with a bundle of newspapers for the […]
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North Sea ramblings
Read more of: North Sea ramblingsGreetings from the North Sea, the Shackleton has had a busy time of it since you last heard from us. After The Norwegian job and demob in Kristiansund the ship headed […]
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King Edward Point Diary – June 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – June 2009The month started with a team expedition up to the repeater. The repeater is used to maintain VHF contact with field parties and the boats within the area that cannot […]
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Grab Sampling in the Norwegain Sea
Read more of: Grab Sampling in the Norwegain SeaOn her latest charter the RRS Ernest Shackleton has been involved in Environmental Monitoring for Statoilhydro in the Norwegian Sea. Since the 1980’s, Norwegian legislation has enforced Environmental Monitoring around […]
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The Humber to Norway
Read more of: The Humber to NorwayGreetings once again, well here we are, floating about in the North Sea on contract and earning our keep. After a fairly hectic stay in Immingham with repairs and new […]
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King Edward Point Diary – May 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – May 2009Winter arrived in earnest at KEP in May with some good dumps of snow and also lots of nice cold clear days so on our days off we were able […]
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Rothera Diary — May 2009
Read more of: Rothera Diary — May 2009Say Goodbye to the Sun Welcome everyone to the month of May at Rothera Research Station. My name is Andy Webster and I am the Communications Manager here on station. […]
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Stanley to the Humber
Read more of: Stanley to the HumberGreetings once again, it has been quite a while since we you heard from us. Much water has passed under the hull since then and we are currently heading for […]
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Rothera Diary — April 2009
Read more of: Rothera Diary — April 2009Winter training In keeping to winter traditions, I am writing the April diary entry between the hours of 1am to 6am. Yes, I’m on nightwatch and it’s currently 4am on […]
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King Edward Point Diary – April 2009
Read more of: King Edward Point Diary – April 2009And finally… the April diary entry for KEP. As Luke in March gave you the most comprehensive and poetic description of South Georgia’s wildlife, ecosystems and sporting glory, I shall […]
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Crew Change – Stanley to Rothera
Read more of: Crew Change – Stanley to RotheraCapt. John Mashall’s team duly arrived in Stanley and joined the ship on the Tuesday the 10th March. We spent three days in Stanley which was a good opportunity to […]