ANTARCTICA - JOURNEY TO THE ICE

Horseshoe Harbour Wharf, Mawson, Antarctica

Watch out for the wet bit...

Amongst the many things being RTA'ed (Returned to Australia) were two 28 ton D7 traverse bulldozers. This was a very delicate operation to drive the dozer onto a pontoon flanked by the two jet barges, and then towed out to the Vasiliy and hoisted onboard using the ship's cranes.

Vasiliy Golovnin in Horseshoe Harbour, Mawson, Antarctica

Cargo Operations

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