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- Massive rescue bill for Spirit of Mawson Sat, 25 Jan 14, 3:32pmProf Chris Turney and the University of New South Wales could end up liable for up to AU$2.4 million to cover the cost of the rescue of the Ship of Fools: THE Federal Government will seek the full costs incurred... Read More...
- #spiritofmawson ship of fools to get the rescue cost bill from Australian government Sat, 25 Jan 14, 5:28amUh, oh: Federal Government to seek full cost recovery for Antarctic expedition rescue Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt yesterday said costs, estimated at about $2.4 million, would be sought from the insurer of the...
- Akademic Shokalskiy makes it back to port, #spiritofmawson ship of fools still stuck in Antarctica Tue, 14 Jan 14, 7:15amThe comedy just keeps on coming. Plus, now it seems that Turney failed to get some approvals, and his welcome home may not be all the happy. Maybe he’ll stay in Antarctica. After having to prematurely abandon their...
- My short legal kerfuffle with The Guardian and #spiritofmawson Tue, 7 Jan 14, 4:05amFrom the “things that make me laugh” department. It seems the Guardian took exception to my use of this image (I suppose they haven’t found this one from Josh yet). I provide this exchange for a model by...
- The cause of the Akademik Shokalskiy getting stuck in Antarctica – delay from sightseeing mishaps and dawdling by the passengers getting back on ship Fri, 3 Jan 14, 1:13pmThis pretty much nails the cause of the situation, and blows expedition leader Chris Turney’s claim about being “surprised” about the situation literally out of the water...