Antarctic researchers left without fuel or shelter after accommodation floats away on giant iceberg

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Researchers at a station in Antarctica were left in turmoil as their accommodation and supplies floated away on an iceberg.A German team at Neumayer Station III saw seven shipping containers vanish into the Weddell Sea following a severe winter storm in January.The containers, positioned just a few hundred feet from the coastline, were swept away after a 980ft by 1,640ft section of ice broke free during 80mph blizzards that lasted several days.Among the lost supplies were 9,500 litres of winter diesel, gas cylinders and batteries essential for the remote outpost.One of the containers had been serving as living quarters for the polar researchers.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The scientists themselves remained safe at their main station, 11 miles inland.Rescue helicopters were dispatched to retrieve the crucial supplies, but the fractured ice sheet proved far too unstable for aircraft to touch down safely.Despite these challenging conditions, airborne crews successfully salvaged...

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