Waiting for the ship
In spite of the great support provided by the Belgian Department of Defense to help it find a way out of the Antarctic pack ice, the Mary Arctica is still…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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Situation Becomes Critical at PEA
Since our latest news item, things have become worse at PEA. The Mary Arctica, which will re-supply the station and is carrying the two helicopters for the German scientists, is…
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The Mary Arctica Blocked by Ice: a Major Setback
With the arrival of the new IPF team, we learned that the Mary Arctica is trapped in ice more than 400km from its offloading site at Crown Bay. It is…
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Some Leave, Others Arrive
On December 23rd, at 7.30 am, the nice weather finally returned. This allowed us to resume the twin-engine DC3/Basler rotations between Novolazarevskaya and our station.
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Weather Permitting
All Antarctic activities are subjected to the law of the elements. This is even truer this season than during the previous ones. Besides the poor weather conditions we had upon…
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Storm Warning in Utsteinen
Hardly had we returned from the BELISSIMA expedition, that the weather changed unexpectedly. Tuesday evening, the bright blue sky turned into a gray horizon in less than four hours. An…
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Taking Ocean Depth Measurements for BELISSIMA Project
Between 2 and 8 December 2011 a small team led by Alain Hubert and Dr. Katherine Leonard completed the first survey of Southern Ocean properties near the Roi Baudoin ice shelf.
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Stormy Weather Loads the Batteries
This week, the team is busy finishing everything that can be done before the ship reaches the coast, probably around Christmas. This includes all the station interior work and the…
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Sea Water Measurements at the Coast
Last week, a small team led by Alain Hubert guided BELISSIMA scientist Katherine Leonard to the coast. The trip went well, and upon reaching the coast, the team quickly set…
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Educational Project at Princess Elisabeth Station
Taking a break from their busy schedule, Expedition Leader Alain Hubert and Expedition Engineer Erik Verhagen took some time to talk to the winners of the Polar Quest contest.