Photographic tour - Bukta

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Personnel transfer to ice shelf

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Heavy lift carne in operation
Currently South Africa uses Penguin Bukta to offload cargo that is destined for E-bae of SANAE IV. As the ice shelf is to high for the heavy lift crane on board the Agulhas a ramp has to be dozed for the crane to reach.

Agulhas aligned to the ice ramp

Loading cargo into the ramp

Bukta depot

The bukta depot can be seen in the background