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Yesterday's ice station was a success for most teams, it was a good opportunity to sort out equipment and procedures. Many were working in labs until late melting, fixing or sorting collected samples. The krill scientists had collected live krill in some of the holes we had drilled. Overnight we weaved our way further south through the ice and today dawned with clearer skies. The ice here is much more compacted and undulating than yesterdays and we deployed the gangway for our second ice station shortly after breakfast. By mid morning the helicopters took off to deploy the first array of five drifting ice buoys onto the ice some thirty miles away. We were assisted in keeping track of the helicopters by the communications team at Casey station. The buoy deployment is being finished as I type. Work continues out on the ice adjacent to the ship and is likely to do so well into the evening. At both ice stations we have been joined by curious lone emperor penguins who appear puzzled by this sudden flurry of activity in an otherwise empty seascape. Regards, Tony,Dave and Petra
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A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.