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Portraits: part 11

March 10, 2017

This time, new faces from the research vessel Hesperides, whose crew is a clear representation of modern Spain. The Navy also reflects the new and modern society in which we live. There is room for both women and men who have the calling.

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Half Moon Island

March 10, 2017

Day 126, Friday, March 10th, 2017, Lon 58º 52 S, Lat 62º 52 W. The end of this adventure is nearly here. Bu not only for me, but also for the entire Spanish 30th scientific expedition to Antarctica!

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The Spanish Research Vessel Hespérides

March 10, 2017

I have been sailing for two months aboard the research vessel Hespérides, which the Spanish Navy has put to the service of the Antarctic program since its launch in 1991.

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Finishing the 30th Spanish Antarctic campaign

March 8, 2017

Day 124, Wednesday, March 8th, 2017, Foster Bay, Deception Island. The Antarctic Base Gabriel de Castilla culminates a splendid campaign.

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Portraits: part 10

March 7, 2017

Day 123, Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, Foster Bay, Deception Island. Hydrographers portraits.

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Sandoval: the internet hero

March 6, 2017

Day 122, Monday, March 6th, 2017, Half moon island. Apart from food, on board the most important thing is the internet. If it fails people become very nervous. For this reason, first on the Sarmiento de Gamboa research vessel and now on the Hesperides, we travel with a…

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Four Months

March 5, 2017

Day 121, Sunday, March 5th, 2017, Livingston Island. The Hesperides research vessel spends days patrolling large areas of Livingston Island and Deception Island. So the navy Hydrographers on board can chart, probe after probe, on a map the bottom of the sea. An underwater world that it is still Terra Incognita.

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Portraits: part 9

March 4, 2017

Day 120, Saturday, March 4th, 2017, Deception Island. Photographs taken during this trip of different teams working on Antarctica.

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Cooperation in Antarctica

March 1, 2017

Day 117, Wednesday, March 1st, 2017, Deception Island. “If countries and big powers are capable of coming to an agreement of cooperation on Antarctica, and are able to keep this territory free of weapons and without borders, why not in Syria?”

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Base in Antarctica passes environmental audits

February 28, 2017

Day 116, Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, Deception Island. The Gabriel de Castilla Spanish base in Antarctica has passed AENOR’s internal and external environmental audits.