[SEDXC] VP8STI UPDATE

[Dale M. Schwartz]

WOW! How scary is this news?
A prayer for their safety.  
I'm going to limit my dxpeditions to Stone Mountain!
                  Dale
                  K4ROZ



Dale M. Schwartz
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> On Jan 25, 2016, at 5:46 PM, Mike Greenway <K4PI at BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> 
> I had no longer sent the message about them being on tonight when they sent out another message ...
> 
> Today at 21:20 UTC, Nigel Jolly, Braveheart owner, declared an emergency
> and ordered to VP8STI team to cease all operations and return to the ship. A large
> ice flow that had broken away due last nights storm starts to block the entrance
> to the Bay where they were camped. There was strong potential for the ice flow to prevent
> Braveheart to get them.
> 
> 
> Team is now safely aboard the Braveheart and they are moving away from Southern
> Thule Is. All the equipment and personal gear is still on the island. They hope to
> return to camp site during next good weather window. Once they retrieve their equipment,
> they could make a determination as to whether they can proceed to South Georgia to do VP8SGI
> as planned.
> 
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