- French icebreaker Astrolabe
The icebreaker "Astrolabe" is a French research vessel.Among its duties are bring personnel and supplies to the
Dumont d'Urville research station inAntarctica .cite news
url=http://www.scar.org/publications/reports/16/appendix7/wilkesland.html
title=SCAR Report No 16: Appendix 7
publisher=Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
author=
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accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=Potential cooperative studies can be established between the Australia, France. Ice breaker Astrolabe supplies yearly the Dumont D'Urville base which can do some geophysical work in the way back and the Marion D'Ufre, not an icebreaker has multibeam, side scan sonar and a long-45 m- piston coring system), Italy and the US.] cite news
url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/18/2165601.htm
title=Research shows Southern Ocean wind currents weakening
publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation
date=MondayFebruary 18 ,2008
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=Volunteers and crew on the French research vessel, L'Astoblobe have been measuring temperature and salinity during regular trips between Hobart and the French research base in Antarctica, over the past 15 years.] cite news
url=http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jacara/diaries2003/diaries2003.html
title=Antarctic Astronomy Diaries 2002/03
publisher=University Of New South Wales
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=] cite news
url=http://www.coastalwatch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=3191&cateId=36&display=0&title=Antarctic%20route%20highlights%20new%20ocean-climate%20links
title=The wind, climate change and the Southern oceans
publisher=Coastal Watch
author=
date=
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=Called SURVOSTRAL (Surveillance of the Ocean Austral), the joint Australian-French-US program has produced a 15-year dataset based on readings taken by the volunteers and crew of the 65-metre French ship, L’Astrolabe, on regular voyages between Hobart and the French base at Dumont D’Urville.] cite news
url=http://www.institut-polaire.fr/ipev/infrastructures_et_moyens/l_astrolabe
title= Infrastructures et moyens: L'Astrolabe
publisher=Institute Polaire
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote= [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.institut-polaire.fr/ipev/infrastructures_et_moyens/l_astrolabe&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522Institut%2BPolaire%2522%2BAstrolabe%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG translation] ] cite news
url=http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2005/MAIR/pdf/mair209_001.pdf
title=Independent investigation into the man overboard fatality and subsequent lifeboat accident on board the French registered Antarctic support vessel L’Astrolabe in the Southern Ocean 27 January 2005
publisher=Australian Transport Safety Board
date=
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=] The vessel has been making regular voyages between Hobart and the Dumont D’Urville research station for fifteen years.The vessel was serviced in the
Tasmania n shipyardSouthern Marine Shiplift .cite web
url=http://www.shiprepair.com.au/photos.html
title=Southern Marine Shiplift: photo gallery
publisher=Southern Marine Shiplift
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=] The yard's maximum ship displacement is 2150 Tonnes.cite web
url=http://www.shiprepair.com.au/repairs.html
title=Southern Marine Shiplift: Repairs
publisher=Southern Marine Shiplift
accessdate=2008-04-21
quote=]"Astrolabe" would be among the smallest research vessels working in Antarctic waters.
2005 man overboard incident
On
January 27 ,2005 , a crew member was found to have gone overboard.The missing crew member's body was found. A report by theAustralian Transport Safety Board concluded his injury would have been avoided if the block he was using to recover the ship's boat had been equipped with hand holds. The report noted that the deceased crew member was found with a high blood alcohol level. He had been seen to be depressed, prior to his death, and the report concluded he had jumped or fallen overboard under the influence of alcohol.pecifications
References
External links
* [http://www.abc.net.au/ ABC-TV Australia]
* [http://www.institut-polaire.fr/ French Polar Institute]
* [http://www.shiprepair.com.au/ Shiprepair.com]
* [http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/ University of New South Wales]
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