At the Vernadskyi station, the berth for receiving cargo was renewed

At the Ukrainian Antarctic station “Akademik Vernadskyi” a berth for receiving cargo was modernized.

The team of technical experts of the seasonal expedition on “Vernadsky” completed the next stage of modernization of the station, necessary for the future successful wintering of the 28th expedition.

In particular, specialists rebuilt the old jetty jetty, which was completely destroyed by the storm. This is an additional mooring that polar explorers use to receive cargo to the station, pump fuel, and also to park boats during the day, the NASC reported.

Specialists also improved the site for storing boats, because their number has increased. All work was completed in a little more than two months.

On March 27, the research icebreaker “Noosphere” delivered the team of the 28th Ukrainian Antarctic Expedition to the “Akademik Vernadskyi” station. The journey from the Chilean port of Punta Arenas to the station took 5 days. The icebreaker was passing through the world’s stormiest Drake Passage.

The Ukrainian icebreaker “Noosphere” has been operating in Antarctica for the second season. At the end of last year, the ship left South Africa for King George Island, where it delivered an expedition and cargo for the Polish Antarctic station “Artstowski”. From there, the icebreaker arrived at the “Akademik Vernadskyi” station and delivered to it the participants of the technical seasonal expedition, who are currently completing the urgent tasks of modernizing the station. Then the ship reached Chile and waited for the team of the 28th UAE, with which it successfully returned to the Antarctic.