Marin, the French have a red expeditionary icebreaker called the Astrolabe, no doubt named after that second vessel, that services the French Antarctic base, which is often berthed at Constitution Dock in Hobart, Tasmania. My brother, who is a helicopter engineer based in Melbourne, has been down there on it several times to look after their choppers. Closest I'll ever get to Antarctica is he takes my video camera on loan with him.
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Pete
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