B00B00 310 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 The wild vinking are in trouble in the ross sea. http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/norwegia ... ea/5/83054 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Not good - http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Grave-fears-for-missing-yacht-Berserk-in-Antarctica---EPIRB-stops/80605 Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Are these the guys you met in the viaduct Booboo? Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yup thats them. I hope everything is OK. Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/hopes-f ... ew-4040255 Not looking good for the boys. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks ... 041352.ece Use the translate button. Hope these guys are OK. Link to post Share on other sites
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Guest Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 DATE: 25 FEBRUARY 2011 TIME: 12.00PM (NZDT) Unoccupied liferaft found Searchers looking for three men and their yacht missing in the Antarctic since Tuesday (22 February NZDT) have this morning located an unoccupied and damaged liferaft 45 miles north of the yacht’s original distress beacon alert. The 4-6 person liferaft was found about 9am (NZDT) by a helicopter from the Steve Irwin. A sea boat from the Steve Irwin was sent out to recover the liferaft, which has now been examined. A serial number on the liferaft is currently being checked by Norwegian authorities to determine whether it may have come from the Berserk. The liferaft, which is of the same make as that carried on the Berserk, has a torn canopy and is missing its first aid kit and survival knife. However, there is no sign that the liferaft has ever been occupied. Evidence also indicates it has floated free from the vessel and not been released manually. The sea boat and helicopter from the Steve Irwin are continuing to search the area. McMurdo Station has been providing refuelling assistance for the helicopter search. Three ships and a helicopter have so far been involved in the four day search coordinated by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ), in an effort to locate the Berserk and three of its crew members. The rescue mission was launched after RCCNZ picked up a signal from a distress beacon registered to the Berserk about 5pm on Tuesday 22 February (NZDT). The yacht’s position at that time was 18 nautical miles (33km) north of Scott Base, in the Ross Sea. There has been no communication from the vessel since, and its distress beacon is no longer transmitting. There are believed to be three people on board. The first ship to search was the HMNZS Wellington, which has since returned to New Zealand. The Professor Kromov, carrying 50 passengers will continue to search as it heads back across the search area towards Antarctica today, before continuing on its voyage. RCCNZ and Norwegian rescue authorities continue to communicate by satellite phone with two crew members ashore as part of a Norwegian Antarctic expedition who are providing information to assist rescuers in locating their missing companions at sea. The pair are now headed for Scott Base. The Berserk is a 48ft (14m) steel hulled sailboat. The vessel had dropped the two explorers onto Antarctica for the purpose of attempting to reach the South Pole. Four of the all male crew are understood to be from Norway, and a fifth from the United Kingdom. A further update will be provided once more information becomes available. Press release from Maritime NZ Very worrying situation. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 NZ Navy patrol boat lost 3 life-rafts off their decks whilst searching the area the other day so lets hope its one of those and the boys are still afloat but yes - it doesnt look good. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Life raft confirmed as from Berserk - http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/149294/liferaft-confirmed-missing-yacht That looks bad, really bad. Stink. I had a quick chat with them after Booboo mentioned they were in town a few weeks back - nice bunch of crazy guys. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 No doubt Brucey will pop up soon to tell everyone what they did wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Well....Fiji would be an obvious choice to head back to AC. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 No doubt Brucey will pop up soon to tell everyone what they did wrong. ooooooohhhhh you bitch! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brucey Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Yea well, it would apear that someting has gone wrong, but sadly I fear we may never know enought to tell if it was a failure or lack of prep, or an unavoidable/ predictable catastraphic event? I must say the boat when loaded up with 2 Quads and hundreds of litres of Fuel on deck did look precarious in Auckland. I wonder if she would have got a NZ cat 1? Believe they had succesfully droped the quads and shore expedition. On another note and I think someone commented a few days ago, is the rate of atrition in the RNI race expected and acceptable? While the conditions were obviously nasty and lumpy, 35-40 somewhere for Westcoast and Welly must have been an expectation? Sorry to be so slow to respond AC. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wonder if the guys they dropped off know its missing Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wonder if the guys they dropped off know its missing Did we find out? Id like to know also! Link to post Share on other sites
B00B00 310 Posted February 26, 2011 Author Share Posted February 26, 2011 http://hornorkesteret.wordpress.com/201 ... k-reports/ Shore party made it to the south pole and are all well. Glad Jarle is OK as he was a top bloke. Sad for the rest of the crew, i hope they find them or at least find out what happened. Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 It's a shame when the adventurous spirits get flak for doing something different and interesting. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4711647/Ice-adventurer-defends-doomed-expedition Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brucey Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 And a shame that 3 people seem to have perished. Kinda takes the shine off the adventure part. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Brucey Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 And they only made it 220km of 1400 odd kms. Were found suffering frostbite I read on a Nordic site. More like a Shackleton than an Amundson attempt really. Link to post Share on other sites
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