Another warmist expedition sets off in a 311-foot super icebreaker that can carry four helicopters and 35,000 cubic feet of fuel

High-tech Antarctic research expedition sets sail - ABC Hobart - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The SIPEX 2 expedition sets sail tonight aboard the Aurora Australis on a seven week scientific journey to measure the effects of climate change on sea-ice floes east of the southern continent.
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SIPEX 2 chief scientist Dr Klaus Meiners will head up a team of 50 scientists from eight countries; Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.
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It's hoped the expedition will help fill the gaps in knowledge identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Aurora Australis (icebreaker) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Length: 94.91 m (311.4 ft)...Ice class: LR 1A Super Icebreaker
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1,000 m3 (35,000 cu ft) of supply fuel in tanks
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Aircraft carried: Up to four helicopters