General Discussion

9,500 litres of diesel, a generator, and months of waste management just floating away on a 500 meter iceberg. The storm cracked the ice shelf and the whole chunk drifted off before anyone could stop it.

The diesel will leak into the ocean. Antarctic cold slows down bacterial breakdown, so that fuel will stick around. Not great.

At least they saved one tonne of gear before the iceberg started breaking apart. A small win. The new rule is to keep containers 5 kilometers from the ice edge. A little late for these seven.