Currently on China's 41st Antarctic expedition, research icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon and Snow Dragon 2, carried out icebreaking operations surrounding Zhongshan Station, a ...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) and crew departed Seattle on Friday, beginning their monthslong deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, an annual joint military mission ...
The icebreakers have been invited to expand their use of Hobart as part of a push by the Tasmanian government to capitalise on China's growing interest in Antarctica.