At midnight on Saturday, the crew on RV Tangaroa spotted the first iceberg of the voyage.
It was a highly anticipated moment. The ship’s doctor Jenny Visser had earlier organised a sweepstake where entrants guessed where Tangaroa would sight the first iceberg.
After a day or so of searching, the crew on the bridge spotted the drifting hunk of ice at 62°S.
Dr Jenny Visser must have done a bit of pre-voyage homework because she was the winner of the iceberg sweepstake.
RV Tangaroa is now approaching the Ross Sea.
Stuart Mackay, NIWA
