Sunday, February 15, 2009

Vessel Evolution

Once a year, in January, Vessel arrives. Why it's called Vessel Evolution is beyond me. First, the icebreaker comes. The Oden, from Sweden. The icebreaker breaks up the ice to clear a path for the Fuel Tanker and Vessel. So, first the Fuel Tanker comes ashore and unloads enough fuel for all the stations for the next year. Then comes Vessel. 150 extra people are flown into the station to help unload the Vessel which holds the next year's worth of supplies for all the stations. It gets a little crazy around here. And that's it. The ships come, and then they go. We're all set for another year at the bottom of the planet.

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