BATTLEGROUND ANTARCTICA: Stranded in Cape Town — Ukraine's polar vessel recalls harrowing Antarctic quest - Daily Maverick

As their families tried to flee Russia’s brutal invasion, a Ukrainian captain and crew sailed into the heart of the Southern Ocean on ‘a special mission’ — with zero previous experience of braving Earth’s stormiest waters. Now, while the vessel seeks refuge i…

It may be telling that Pavlo Panasyuk, captain of Ukraines new polar research vessel, sailed into West Antarctica in late March. This was just weeks after Sir Ernest Shackletons Endurance had been fo… [+11984 chars]

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