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Antarctic station discovers its shipping containers floating away on iceberg after blizzard [View all]
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/tasmania-iceberg-breaks-away-with-shipping-containers-on-board/106710726-snip-
The containers included one with 9,500 litres of Arctic diesel, four with non-hazardous waste, another with a generator and fuel, and one that provided shelter for workers.
At the time, there were no visible signs of crevasses, cracks or fissures in the ice.
But over the next week, between January 13 and 20, a blizzard with winds of 130 kilometres an hour hit the region.
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"The logistics team discovered that an iceberg measuring around 500 metres by 300 metres had broken off and drifted into the Weddell Sea," the report said.
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The containers included one with 9,500 litres of Arctic diesel, four with non-hazardous waste, another with a generator and fuel, and one that provided shelter for workers.
At the time, there were no visible signs of crevasses, cracks or fissures in the ice.
But over the next week, between January 13 and 20, a blizzard with winds of 130 kilometres an hour hit the region.
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"The logistics team discovered that an iceberg measuring around 500 metres by 300 metres had broken off and drifted into the Weddell Sea," the report said.
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Much more at the link.
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