Australian authorities evacuated a researcher who was staying in Antarctica. The BBC reported that the man needed medical attention. It was a complex rescue operation that included an icebreaker, two helicopters and an emergency medical team.
Australia launched a rescue operation last week to find a researcher with “medical problems”. It is not known what exactly happened to him. The rescue mission was not an easy one. A medical team, a huge icebreaker and two helicopters were deployed to reach the man, who was staying at the Casey Research Station in Antarctica.
The icebreaker RSV Nuyina, an Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) ship, departed from Hobart, the capital of the Australian island of Tasmania. The ship has covered more than 3,000 km. The researcher is currently on his way to Tasmania by boat, where he will be examined further and receive the necessary care.
Medical facilities are limited at the research station in Antarctica. Only twenty people live there during the harsh winters. Before researchers are sent to Antarctica, they must undergo several medical exams.
Evacuations from one of the world’s most inhospitable regions are often complex, expensive and dangerous. There is an airport nearby, but it is not usable during the winter. Using an icebreaker was the quickest solution to evacuating the man.
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