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  • Jill ThompsonAntarcticaTraveler
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    • Day 10
    • Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM UTC
    • 🌬 6 °C
    • Altitude: Sea level
    • Drake Passage55°14’4” S  65°50’39” W
    Storage and maintenance area
    Hiking pole store next to one of the SOB's16 inflated kayaks and 2 new inflated kayaks are stored....says George but actually Ringo!Just a small part of the roof hydraulic lifting systemSub support vesselSubmarine GeorgeOne of many maintenance areas for the 12 AB seamenBoot store - clinically clean!Volvo engine of the fast SOB'sControl deck of SOB's.... these are also on an automated ramp system.Looking up from the hanger to the LabPrimarily repeated data collection and analysisHours are spent analysing all the data from every landing ....... every submarine dive....... up to 10 per day.......genetically recording micro-organisms... drones, weather balloons used every voyage.... also hydrophones to listen to underwater mammal activities.... hours of info to listen too and record

    The Hanger & Labs

    Yesterday, Drake Passage ⋅ 🌬 6 °C

    Fascinating to take a tour of where all the boats, Zodiacs, kayaks and Submarines are stored together with all the maintenance equipment, boot stores and research labs.

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