MSC Completes Antarctica Resupply Mission
Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV BBC Ems departed McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 13 after delivering more than 84,000 square feet of vital supplies in support of Operation Deep Freeze. ODF is an annual U.S. Air Force-led mission to resupply the remote scientific outpost. BBC Ems followed MSC tanker USNS Richard G. Matthiesen, which delivered more than 5.5 million gallons of crucial diesel, gasoline and jet fuel to McMurdo Station Jan. 29 to Feb. MSC ships…
MSC Ships Deliver Supplies to Antarctic Research Station
Photo Credit: Lt. Sean Spicer, USN. McMurdo Station in Antarctica Feb. 11. pier Feb. 8 and delivered 12m lbs. of equipment and supplies. MSC ice-strengthened tanker USNS Lawrence H. Jan. 28 - Feb. the station's generators, vehicles, helicopters and research boats. percent of the fuel that the station receives each year. Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo ship MV American Tern left the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station in Antarctica after delivering a year’s worth of equipment and stores as part of Operation Deep Freeze…
