The atmosphere at the East Pier, Cape Town Harbour is always filled with joy, laughter and excitement when the ship returns. Expedition members that overwintered are always eager to get off the ship, to see that family member, that wife, husband, fiancé, girlfriend or boyfriend they have not seen for over a year. Similarly, the […]
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Yesterday was another exciting day at the East Pier of Cape Town Harbour, where 10 new Gough Island Overwintering Team members, together with the takeover personnel, departed on the S.A. Agulhas II. The overwintering personnel will stay on Gough Island for 13 months and consist of one Medic, one Electrician, one Diesel Mechanic, one Radio […]
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Policy and Operations Session & Historical, Social and Educational Perspectives Session. The second-last session, Policy and Operations, of the 2016 SANAP Symposium was chaired by Tracy Klarenbeek (National Research Foundation, Department of Science and Technology). During this session Dr Gilbert Siko (Director: Science Platforms, Department of Science and Technology) gave us an update on the […]
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