Opinion: Expedition with strong scientific purpose
Published on the 06 Jan 2014
Critics of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition are wrong: the team was prepared, the risks were known and much was achieved, writes expedition leader, Professor Chris Turney.
The last 24 hours have been sobering. I am sitting in the comfort of a cabin on board the Australian icebreaker the Aurora Australis, one day after evacuating the Australasian Antarctic Expedition from our Russian-crewed vessel, the MV Akademik Shokalskiy. After sleepless nights thinking about keeping everyone safe, it is a relief to know everyone is on board the Aurora and well.