The 63rd Gough Island Overwintering team departed on 07 September 2017 (click here to read more) and returned to Cape Town on the 13th of October 2018 (Photo).
Click on the link below and view their official team photo among the previous Gough Island overwintering teams.
The Gough64 team members decided to take turns in writing blog posts, to update family and friends back home.
The first post was written by Cathy Mbazwana, Medic of Gough64.
This blog entry is about team member, Christopher Jones’s birthday party (Click here to read the blog). She also added the sea temperature and climate data for September and October 2018 to this blog post. It is great to hear that your team takes pride in planning and attending each other’s birthday parties. Your team dynamics definitely show positive signs for the year ahead.
Thanks for this great initiative Gough64.
We do still hope that the team decides to compile a newsletter in the coming months, but we are excited about this blog initiative and the stories your team will deliver.
Author: Anche Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 20 November 2018
63rd Gough Island Overwintering team ready to leave the island. Photo received from: Michelle Risi
The S.A. Agulhas II has departed from Gough Island, yesterday afternoon.
The 64th Gough Island overwintering team will now do the honours of taking care of the South African weather station and the collection of various field and meteorological data.
We would like to wish the team a successful year on the island. May you prosper and achieve all the goals set for you during this take-over.
The S.A. Agulhas II is currently on her way to Tristan da Cunha, where a 48 hour stop-over will made to back-load cargo and passengers. The expected time of departure (ETD) at Tristan da Cunha is 06 October 2018 and the expected time of arrival (ETA) in Cape Town is 11 October 2018.
The 64th Gough Island Overwintering team excited to take over the responsibilities of managing and maintaining the Gough Base for the next 13 months. Photo credit: Michelle Risi
Author: Anche Louw (Antarctic Legacy of South Africa), 02 October 2018
In memory of Ms Edna Molewa, who passed away on 22 September 2018, South Africa’s National flag at the SANAP research stations on Marion Island, Gough Island and Antarctica will be flown at halfmast.
Please click here for memorial and funeral service dates.
All passengers and crew on-board the S.A Agulhas II have gone through customs and the ship departed from Cape Town harbour mid-morning today, 07 September 2018.
Destination: Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island.
Please click here to view the original voyage schedule – dates might change due to late departure.
Author: Anche Louw (Antarctic Legacy of South Africa), 07 September 2018
The S.A. Agulhas II will not be leaving the harbour today.
This sailing schedule will be amended as soon as we have more information.
| DESTINATION | ETD CPT | ETA BASE | ETD BASE | ETA CPT | REMARKS |
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| Tristan da Cunha | 06/09/2018 | 14/09/2018 | Voyage to Tristan da Cunha. 60 Hour stop-over to discharge cargo and passengers |
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| Gough Island | 15/09/2018 | Voyage to Gough Island Offload passengers/cargo/fuel |
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| Buoy run | 21/09/2018 | 6 Day buoy deployment | |||
| Gough Island | 27/09/2018 | 02/10/2018 | Back-load cargo/passengers | ||
| Tristan da Cunha | 03/10/2018 | 06/10/2018 | 11/10/2018 | 48 Hour stop-over at Tristan, back-load cargo/passengers. Voyage to Cape Town |
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