UK’s Royal Navy sailors came to the aid of four women who work at Antartica after heavy snowfall buried some of its buildings.
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What happened?
The sailors and royal mariners spent two days digging the Port Lockroy site, the BBC reported. The damaged roof of Bransfield Hut – home to a museum, gift shop and world’s most remote post office – was fixed.
Clare Ballantyne, Mairi Hilton, Natalie Corbett and Lucy Bruzzone beat a record number of applicants (6,000) to become the team responsible for managing historic site Port Lockroy on Goudier Island – home to the world’s most remote post office. They accepted the task of reopening the site 9,000 miles from the UK in October after the coronavirus pandemic.
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They were setting up, assisted by three other staff who are leaving shortly, ahead of the austral summer – which falls between November to February in the southern hemisphere – when heavy snowfall of between two and four metres (6-12ft) deep arrived.
How did they do it?
Engineers say they used traditional naval ship damage control methods to stabilise the structure, such as wooden stakes and blocks. The ice patrol ship makes regular visits to international bases on the frozen continent, such as Port Lockroy, delivering supplies and supporting the scientific research of the United Kingdom and other countries.
The BBC said that the Warrant Officer First Class Lee “Rattler” Morgan, a member of the rescue team, was “taken aback” by “the sheer amount of snow,” adding that the buildings “had all but disappeared.”
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The employees can now return to Port Lockroy, a former whaling station that has become a tourist attraction visited by approximately 20,000 people during the summer season. The outlet further said that the four have given up running water, a flushing toilet, wi-fi, and can only speak to their loved ones for 10 minutes a week during their stint.
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