Trapped Antarctic Scientists Plead for Rescue Amid Fear after Assault

[John Drake]

6 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

( I assume it's a him, though I count 8 females in the photo )

 

This photo is from 2014 according to the cut lines. I'd like to see a photo of the group in question. Wonder why it's not included?

[nglodnig]

8 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

There has been at least 3 movies. Which do you think was best? I only saw the first 2 and liked Kurt Russel version better.

no rainer John Carpenter. Yeah Kurt;s there as well (no spoilers)

[kiwikeith]

11 hours ago, WDSmart said:

Just capture him, tie him up, and put him outside for the night. Job done! 

Maybe he has the secret gun used for these situations 

[Social Media]

UPDATE:

 

Scientist who just returned from Antarctic SANAE IV base where assault occurred reveals harrowing details of living in extreme isolation: ‘Lot of unknowns’

 

 

Dr Herman Van Niekerk, a geologist at the University of Johannesburg, has just come back from a two-month expedition to SANAE IV, the Antarctic base where a South African team of scientists have pleaded for help following the “deeply disturbing” behavior of a crew member.

 

“The Antarctic is often romanticized, but when people realize what’s waiting for them, well, there’s not a lot of people who feel they’re up to it,” Van Niekerk told The Telegraph.

 

In a situation described as a “real-life horror movie,” one of the nine trapped crew members sent a desperate email about a coworker they said violently beat, threatened and sexually harassed at least two others on the base, as first reported by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper.

 

They described their colleague’s descent into “deeply disturbing” behavior, saying it had created “an environment of fear and intimidation. I remain deeply concerned about my own safety, constantly wondering if I might become the next victim.”

 

All crew members undergo “psychometric tests” before heading to the base, Van Niekerk explained, “but you just can’t predict how that will affect people in reality when there’s no life for miles.”

 

Despite close vetting, Van Niekerk described the moment when one student freaked out.

 

“People only reveal who they are when they’re exposed to the extreme conditions,” he said, describing how the student refused to leave their tent on the expedition while they were stranded some 124 miles from SANAE IV.

 

The crew — stranded until at least December on the 1997-built base 2,500 miles from South Africa — includes engineers, scientists, and a doctor, but no one to manage security, Van Niekerk explained.

 

“There’s a doctor, mechanics and members of the South African National Space Agency. But there is nobody in charge of security, no firearms or anything like that,” Van Niekerk said.

 

On top of the deathly cold, with temperatures plummeting to lows of -9F, and winds reaching up to 135 mph, the upcoming Antarctic winter presents a fresh disorientating challenge.

 

From March, the base will be in almost complete darkness for the next 10 months.

 

As report by NYP 2025-03-21

 

 

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

There has been at least 3 movies. Which do you think was best? I only saw the first 2 and liked Kurt Russel version better.

Same.. Kurt Russell version

[Aussie999]

15 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

What's racist about what I wrote?

Re-read your own comment.... you raised the colour flag, for no other reason except to make it about race.
"Maybe the guy is Black and the team is full of left-wing idiots so they don't want to do anything about it?"

[Aussie999]

12 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

And someone had to get their virtue signalling in too.

Congratulations.

what's you problem.. what are you "signaling." Congratulations on being a no hoper.

[Ralf001]

17 hours ago, WDSmart said:

Just capture him, tie him up, and put him outside for the night. Job done! 

 

and put a car tire around his neck, set it on fire so he don't freeze during the sub zero weather.

[BangkokReady]

54 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

Re-read your own comment.... you raised the colour flag, for no other reason except to make it about race.
"Maybe the guy is Black and the team is full of left-wing idiots so they don't want to do anything about it?"

 

How about you simply justify your claim?  If you're correct, it shouldn't be a problem for you.

 

How is what I said racist?