New Year Brings Lots of Work for BELARE Team
Lots of work faced the BELARE team as 2024 arrived.
At the station, carpenters finished a protective cover between the roof of the annexes and the granite ridge upon which the staiton sits. This new cover will protect the annex walls from snow infiltration each time snow builds up.
Field guides and technicians contiuned to support the sceintific teams as they isntalled and tested instruments around PEA.
And after a breif delay, the cargo ship arrived at the Princess Ragnhild Coast on January 6th. Over 48 hours Alain Hubert and his team quickly unloaded the cargo destined form PEA from the boat and loaded the waste containers onto the ship. Waste from the station will head to South Africa to be recycled and disposed of according to Antarctic Treaty regulations. The team was happy to have fresh fruits and vegetables, batteries for the automatic weather station, and several other supplies that the hsip had carried down.
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Carpenters lay the beams for the new protective covering between the annex roof and the ridge.
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Adding the sealing cover to the new protective covering between the roof of the station's annexes and the granite ridge where the station is anchored.
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Carpenters finish the protective covering between the roof of the station's annexes and the granite ridge where the station is anchored.
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A drone takes a photo f the cargo ship unloading supplies and equipment for the BELARE team at the Princess Ragnhild Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.
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An impressive aerial view shows both the cargo ship and the waste containers on the ice shelf that were loaded onto the ship to be evacuated from Antarctica according to the Antarctic Treaty Mardrid Protocol
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A view of the cargo ship from the ice shelf.
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Unloading a container full of supplies at PEA.
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Carrying insulation brought in the cargo ship into the garage at the station.
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One of the BELARE carpenters makes a new door between the living room and the technical area of the station.
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Carpenter installing a new door between the living room at PEA and the technical core room.
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Systems engineer Aymar de Lichtervelde working on assembling the pipes for the station's new water treatment system.
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Systems engineer Aymar de Lichtervelde working on the station's new water treatment system.
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