The units will support the renewal of the fleet of the British maritime safety and welfare organization, combining advanced operational capabilities, sustainability and resilience
The drillship Santorini will be deployed offshore Côte d’Ivoire for a long-term development drilling campaign, with operations scheduled to begin in early 2027.
The 25th scientific expedition is currently working at the Ukrainian polar station Akademik Vernadsky, and during all these years women had spent the winter there only a few times. In 1997-1998, four women scientists spent the winter as part of the second Antarctic expedition, but later this right was granted exclusively to men. It took more than 20 years for gender policy to change and the long-standing taboo to be finally broken…
The Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station celebrates an important anniversary - 25 years since the day when the owner country changed. On February 6, 1996, the Union Jack was lowered at this Antarctic station and the Ukrainian flag was raised for the first time.
