Bærserk, Missing in Rossøy, McMurdo

[GordMay]

Update ➥ Liferaft confirmed from missing yacht | Otago Daily Times Online News Keep Up to Date Local, National New Zealand & International News

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by GordMay

“... The Sea Shepherd crew has been conducting the search on a very disciplined grid

Oxymoron?


A very difficult are to cruise in but the boat seems experienced.

[careka]

It does not look good.
Jarle and a 18year old is still in on the ice one the way to Scot base,
left in the boat was 2 from Norway and 1 from UK, but no names has been pub, yett.

Just sad. news.

[careka]

It is 2 from Norway and 1 from South Afrika that was onbord, lates new now on the TV.

They are now going onto Franklin island to have a look if they can find the boat there.
Baufort bay will also be checked.

new just in now.

[S/V Alchemy]

Must have been runoff from the Vodka Ice Shelf.

Hope they are OK. It's sobering that they were under 20 miles away from a science base, but it didn't really help them.

[EllanVannin]

what a hell of a place to be in this sort of trouble. Poor Souls

[careka]

No sign of the boat at Franklin island, Think they will stop looking for it now

[IceDog]

An update on the search for Beserk and some background on the vessel and crew. No bodies found but the three crew are being considered to be victims.
Three die in 'Viking' yacht off Antarctica | Stuff.co.nz

[careka]

Originally Posted by IceDog

An update on the search for Beserk and some background on the vessel and crew. No bodies found but the three crew are being considered to be victims.
Three die in 'Viking' yacht off Antarctica | Stuff.co.nz

Jarle and 18 year old is on the way to NZL by plane.

[hummingway]

Those are dangerous waters at the best of times.

[MarkJ]

News report

Deadly Antarctic voyage 'broke protocols'

March 1, 2011
AUCKLAND: The Norwegian skipper of a yacht presumed sunk in the Antarctica with the loss of three crew members is expected to face some tough questions when he returns home.

Deadly Antarctic voyage 'broke protocols'

[boatman61]

Methinks he broke a few more things than 'protocols'.... rules of seasons, weather and common sense come to mind....

[MarkJ]

Originally Posted by boatman61

rules of seasons, ..

Remember we are upside down.

Your winter is the penguines summer...

[hummingway]

Anyone know if it's just voyages to the Antarctic that require Norwegians to ask permission before embarking? Any other nations require this?

[IceDog]

I'm not sure what the requirements are for private citizens traveling to Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 governs all activities on the continent and requires environmental impact assessments before activities occur. My guess is that just showing up with some quad bikes intending to go to the Pole is a violation of the treaty of which Norway is a charter member. Beyond that question, it was lunacy to atempt a journey to the Pole at this time of year. South Pole station closed for the winter on Feb 15th leaving a winterover staff of 49 people to maintain the station and operate the science projects. The reason it closes then is because the weather gets too cold to allow flights (-60 degrees f) and it also tends to get stormier at this time of year. To describe the weather as brutal is an understatement. It is an extremely dangerous environment and deadly to those who go improperly prepared and equipped. There is a three month window for adventurers to try to get to Pole and they came as the window closed