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- #spiritofmawson ship of fools to get the rescue cost bill from Australian government Sat, 25 Jan 14, 5:28amUh, oh: Federal Government to seek full cost recovery for Antarctic expedition rescue Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt yesterday said costs, estimated at about $2.4 million, would be sought from the insurer of the...
- #spiritofmawson ship of fools apologize for mess, face recovery costs Wed, 22 Jan 14, 10:00pmANTARCTIC expeditioners rescued by an Australian icebreaker have apologised for an operation that could cost taxpayers up to $2.4 million. Fifty-two passengers rescued from a Russian ship trapped in sea ice have arrived in...
- Akademic Shokalskiy makes it back to port, #spiritofmawson ship of fools still stuck in Antarctica Tue, 14 Jan 14, 7:15amThe comedy just keeps on coming. Plus, now it seems that Turney failed to get some approvals, and his welcome home may not be all the happy. Maybe he’ll stay in Antarctica. After having to prematurely abandon their...
- Risking lives to promote climate change hype Fri, 10 Jan 14, 4:00pmYet another global warming expedition gets trapped in icebound ideology Guest opinion by Paul Driessen Will global warming alarmists ever set aside their hypotheses, hyperbole, models and ideologies long enough to acknowledge...
- Australian Antarctic Division head Tony Fleming says they’ll make efforts to recover the cost of #spiritofmawson rescue Fri, 10 Jan 14, 11:03amFrom radio 666 ABC in Canberra, Australia, full audio follows. Tony Fleming, director of the Australian Antarctic Division tells Louise Maher the AAD wasn’t linked to the Australasian Antarctic Expedition despite an...
- Akademik Shokalskiy and the Xue Long have broken free from the ice in Antarctica and are no longer in need of assistance Wed, 8 Jan 14, 12:38pmWell that’s the end of that story…until investigations begin. Press release: 12:30pm AEDT, Wednesday 8 January 2014 Antarctic rescue operations complete The Australian Maritime Safety Authority can confirm that...
- Russian ship ‘Akademik Shokalskiy’ stuck in Antarctic Ice starts moving again, per my forecast – both ships have broken free of ice! Wed, 8 Jan 14, 7:54amThe Akademik Shokalskiy and the Xue Long have broken free of heavy ice and are making progress towards open water. bit.ly/1lzF4KQ— AMSA News (@AMSA_News) January 07, 2014 It seems my forecast worked out well. From RT...
- Monday Mirthiness – Penguins comment on the #spiritofmawson Tue, 7 Jan 14, 8:01amPeople keep sending me stuff… h/t to Shub
- The ‘Cli-Tanic’ Hot Sheet – News from the #SpiritofMawson fiasco Sun, 5 Jan 14, 7:09amThere are a lot of news items in major media starting to appear about the folly of Professor Chris Turney’s tourism disguised as science expedition...
- The Cli-Tanic #spiritofmawson Hotsheet for Sunday January 5th Mon, 6 Jan 14, 5:14amThe gift that just keeps on giving. Bishop Hill writes: I did wonder if applying the “Ship of Fools” tag to Chris Turney and his shipmates wasn’t just a bit rude, but take a look at this video (below), recorded...
- USA to the rescue! US Coast Guard Ice breaker asked to assist Antarctic rescue vessels trapped in ice due to #spiritofmawson fiasco Sun, 5 Jan 14, 7:00am6.30am AEDT Sunday 05 January 2014 US Coast Guard ice breaker to assist ships beset in ice in Antarctica The Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has requested the US Coast Guard’s...
- The ‘Clitanic’ Hot Sheet – News from the #SpiritofMawson fiasco Sun, 5 Jan 14, 7:09amThere are a lot of news items in major media starting to appear about the folly of Professor Chris Turney’s tourism disguised as science expedition...