RSV Nuyina at Heard Island 2025

After a slight hiccup where the RSV NUYINA “scraped” the ocean floor during sea-bed survey works just off Heard Island, the ship has been assessed as safe and functional, and personnel are ashore and undertaking 10 days of terrestrial activity on the island. This is the first visit for the AAD for 20 years.

RSV Nuyina at Heard Island 2025 (Photo: AAD)

Voyage one of the season over 52 days includes the Casey “fly-off” of Traverse and Million-Year Ice Core project personnel (already complete), the Heard Island 10-day visit, and then Davis’ resupply and personnel change-over. For more news on the activities underway at Heard Island, follow the AAD News website.  You can view the ships activity on the Nuyina’s webcams.

More V1 updates:

Scroll down for a sample of expeditioner photos capturing the sombre beauty of this unique island.  Thanks to Oliver Nash and Alison Herbert for sharing their photographs.

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Row 1: Photos by Oliver Nash