RSV Nuyina news stories

Tests undertaken on the River Derwent

RSV Nuyina returns to service with cargo delivery and ice trials ahead

AAD charters ships for resupply and transport

Explore Australia's new Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina

Approval process finalised for safe passage of icebreaker

Successful completion of RSV Nuyina's first Antarctic voyage

Icebreaker finds deep abyss near large glacier in east Antarctica

First test of plumbing the depths from inside icebreaker

Big Data from Australia’s science icebreaker

Unique ‘wet well’ tested to sample fragile marine life

Echosounders 'see' underwater mountain on Nuyina's first Antarctic voyage

RSV Nuyina departs Hobart on first voyage to Antarctica

Delayed departure of icebreaker

A handful of Hobart shrimp became the first catch of Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina’s unique ‘wet well’, designed to collect fragile plankton and…

The moon pool on RSV Nuyina allows scientists to explore the ocean beneath metre-thick sea ice, with a range of autonomous or tethered instruments.

Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina uses sound to ‘see’ into the deep ocean and seafloor below.

The commissioning and trials phase of Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina has commenced and will continue for at least two years.

Take a virtual journey to Antarctica from the Hobart waterfront

The Australian Antarctic Program has a high tempo shipping season planned, with three ships working to support research and resupply activities.

The nation celebrated the arrival of Australia’s most advanced Antarctic research and resupply vessel, RSV Nuyina, today.