The 5th Chinese base is on Inexpressible Island near the western shore of the Ross Sea ~390km norwest of McMurdo(US) and Scott Base(NZ). Map of Chinese Antarctic bases which I can update more as time allows. University of Canterbury Professor Anne-Marie Brady has been in the news lately having been burgled at her home and … Continue reading Much burgled NZ Professor – China building 5th Antarctic base →

Page 19/45 of a presentation by Captain Jianzhong Wang of the icebreaker R/V Xuelong given to the COMNAP Sea Ice Challenges Workshop 12-13 May 2015 in Hobart, Session 1. The presentation is well worth a read – some great photos.

The background to this is in my article two down on December 26th, 2013 – The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) is delayed onboard the MV Akademik Shokalskiy which has issued a distress signal while beset by ice – Today we are told by AMSA that the RSV Aurora Australis is due tonight after the Chinese … Continue reading Comparison of the Chinese and Australian ice breakers – MV Xue Long and RSV Aurora Australis →

AMSA has a Media Release – Search and rescue of passenger vessel trapped in ice underway – The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is coordinating a search and rescue for a Russian passenger ship beset by ice approximately 1500 nautical miles south of Hobart. MV Akademik Shokalskiy – not much bigger than a tug – … Continue reading The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) is delayed onboard the MV Akademik Shokalskiy which has issued a distress signal while beset by ice →