RSV Nuyina news stories

The name of Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, recognises the long connection that Tasmanian Aboriginal people have with the evocative…

The arrival of Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina to its homeport of Hobart has been delayed by 19 weeks.

Deep ocean systems on board Australia’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, will be enhanced with data transfer speeds up to 120 times faster than current…

The propulsion system of Australia’s icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, has heaved to life with the turning of the starboard propeller for the first time.

A deep-water laser for testing fibre optic cables on the icebreaker RSV Nuyina, has been designed and built at the Australian Antarctic Division.

The Australian Antarctic Program is recruiting science support specialists to work on the nation’s new hi-tech Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina.

Final sea trials for the science tender of Australia’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, are underway in Norway this week.

Check out the latest video of the Nuyina under construction at the Damen shipyards in Romania.

Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina is looking more like a home away from home for scientists, expeditioners and crew, as the internal fit-out…

Antarctic landing barges destined to work alongside Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina are getting wet for the first time during sea-trials on…

Two experienced Captains for Australia’s new icebreaker have been announced.

Australian Antarctic Division Director, Kim Ellis, toured the RSV Nuyina at the Galați shipyards, as construction nears completion ahead of sea-ice…

The RSV Nuyina’s diesel generators started up for the first time this week.

Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina is being put through its paces with a barrage of tests on the propulsion, bilge, ballast and other auxiliary systems.

Construction of two ‘heavy lift’ barges for the new Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, is underway at Tasmanian shipbuilders, Taylor Bros.

Australia’s Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina is being readied for ‘harbour acceptance trials’ next month and receiving a final coat of paint.

Despite blowing snow and temperatures as low as −10 degrees Celsius, construction is progressing on Australia’s new icebreaker, including on the…

All the major superstructure blocks on Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker are now in place.

The bridge of Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina has come a long way from a scale model on paper to a final functional design boasting cutting-edge…

The crows nest, navigation bridge and science observation deck have been added to Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina.