A medical emergency aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer sends the ship and reporter Carolyn Beeler back north just as they’re about to reach the Thwaites Glacier. That means a big delay in starting work on the ship’s core mission, but also an unscheduled visit to a research base at a dramatic location just off the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Antarctica Dispatch 2: Crossing the Drake Passage
Antarctica Dispatch 1: Gearing up and shipping out
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