Meet the Marion Island Overwintering team here.
See below some photos of the departure, more detail regarding the take-over to follow.
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- Most of the M76 team.
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- Oceans and Coasts Birders, Bruce Deyer and Leshia Visagie, with two of their overwinterers, Elena Reljic and Laurie Johnson.
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- Take-over personnel from Department of Environmental Affairs, University of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela University – awaiting the ship’s departure.
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- Take-over personnel (Scientific personnel) -Liezel Rudolph (University of the Free State) and David Hedding (University of South Africa)
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- Janine Schoombie (M76 Team member) and Danielle Steyn (The RockBox) who designed the artwork for all the M76 merchandise.
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- We met the helicopter crew of Ultimate Helicopters at SANAE IV, in January, now they’re on their way to Marion Island to fly cargo and passengers onto the island. L-R: Charlie Tait, Ria Olivier (ALSA), Jacobus Rautenbach.
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- Ria Olivier and Errol Julies (Department of Environmental Affairs)
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- Take-over scientist, Daniela Monsanto (University of Johannesburg, Supervised by Prof Bettine van Vuuren).
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- Three of the #Marion76 (#M76) team members looking excited for their overwintering expedition! L-R: Makabongwe Sigqala (Field Assistant), Alain Jacobs (Diesel Mechanic), Gerard Oppel (Senior Meteorological Technician).
Videos
Meet the M76 Team Leader
Marion76 – meet the team leader
VIDEO.S.A. Agulhas II Departure to Marion Island (TODAY, 12 April 2019).Meet the team leader of the 76th Marion Island Overwintering team, Marius Rossouw. .#MarionIsland #subAntarctic #M76 #Marion76 #TeamLeader #SAWS Mardené de Villiers South African Weather Service Department of Environmental Affairs Marius Brolloks
Posted by Antarctic Legacy of South Africa on Friday, 12 April 2019
Meet the M76 Deputy Team Leader
Marion76 – Meet the Deputy Team Leader
VIDEO.S.A. Agulhas II Departure to Marion Island (TODAY, 12 April 2019).Meet the DeputyTeam Leader of the 76th Marion Island Overwintering team – Thabo Maroga..#MarionIsland #subAntarctic #M76 #Marion76 #Science #TeamLeaderDepartment of Environmental Affairs
Posted by Antarctic Legacy of South Africa on Friday, 12 April 2019
Meet the M76 Science Team Leader
Marion76 – Meet the Science Team Leader
VIDEO.S.A. Agulhas II Departure to Marion Island (TODAY, 12 April 2019).Meet the Science Team Leader of the 76th Marion Island Overwintering team – Janine Schoombie..#MarionIsland #subAntarctic #M76 #Marion76 #Science #TeamLeaderDepartment of Environmental Affairs University of Pretoria @Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria
Posted by Antarctic Legacy of South Africa on Friday, 12 April 2019
All photos and videos taken by Ria Olivier, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa.
Anché Louw, Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, 12 April 2019
