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RSV Nuyina

Squadron Leader Anthony Rengel receives handover from the 77th ANARE medical practitioner Dr Peter Rizzo near the RSV Nuyina and local Adelie penguins.
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The doctor is in the ice house

19/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2005 Views 0 Comments Antarctica, Mawson Station, Operation Southern Discovery, RSV Nuyina

Squadron Leader Anthony Rengel’s inspiration to spend a year in Antarctica came from a relative who worked at Mawson station

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Lieutenant Holly Boubouras in front of a Basler aircraft at Casey Skiway before a flight to Bunger Hills, Antarctica.
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A glimpse of life on the ice

10/05/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1847 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Program, C-17A Globemaster III, RSV Nuyina

People who think meteorologists in Australia are under pressure to get the forecast right should spare a thought for those

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The partially completed RSV Nuyina, Australia's replacement icebreaker, is floated at the Damen Shipyards in Galati, Romania. Serco photo.
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New Australian icebreaker floated

24/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4458 Views 0 Comments Australian Antarctic Division, RSV Nuyina

Australia’s new icebreaker was floated at a shipyard in Romania this week, taking two days to fill the dry dock where

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