Fortunately, the stranded scientists and tourists appear to be bearing up well under the strain on the MV Akademik Shokalskiy. New Year’s festivities on the ship, courtesy of the Guardian.
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Well it seems some happy passengers but one has to wonder, where are the Russian crew in all this? To date NAUTICAL LOG has not seen any interview with the Captain. The Chief Scientist does all the talking, a situation familiar to those of us who have sailed in research ships. It is time for a complete report from the ships Master. Happy New Year for 2014.
Good Watch.
News on one channel yesterday said the crew will stay behind.
On the other channel they said the crew was planing to leave too.
You don’t know who to believe, as usual.