Antarctic base staff evacuated after Christmas brawl

[babylonsister]

Antarctic base staff evacuated after Christmas brawl


Barbara McMahon in Sydney
Thursday December 27, 2007
Guardian Unlimited



Two men, one with a suspected broken jaw, have been airlifted from the Antarctic's most remote research facility after an incident described as a "drunken Christmas punch-up".

The brawl happened at the US-operated Amundsen-Scott South Pole station, located at the heart of the frozen continent. The station, where staff carry out a range of scientific investigations from astrophysics to seismology, is currently being rebuilt in a £76m project.

After reports of the fight reached staff at McMurdo station, the headquarters of the US Antarctic Programme, which is located on Ross Island, a US Air Force Hercules was sent to pick up the injured man and the other worker.

They were flown back to McMurdo, but it was decided the man's injuries were too serious to be treated in Antarctica and he was taken on to Christchurch, New Zealand, accompanied by a nurse and a paramedic.

Many of the McMurdo staff had been expecting a day off for Christmas but support workers returned to work to deal with the rare emergency medical evacuation.

A spokeswoman at Christchurch Hospital said a man was admitted on Christmas Day and discharged the following day.

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[Ezlivin]

1. That's just a cover story. We know the real truth...

It is "The Thing."

[shadowknows69]

2. And now it's loose

Doomed

[gatorboy]

6. DAMMIT! Beat me to it! :P

[Nailzberg]

3. So does Ratheon cover the expense or do the taxpayers?

Us, I'm sure.

[lpbk2713]

5. Loser pays.

Best two out of three rounds wins. :eyes:

[zbdent]

4. "Tastes great!"

"Less filling!"

[LanternWaste]

7. Those crazy scientists....

Those crazy scientists....

Que Quentin Tarantino shot of four geeky-looking nerdy scientists in lab coats all wearing dark glasses and looking cool, walking slow-motion along a sidewalk as the Reservoir Dogs music plays.

Scientist #1: That's how we roll in the Antarctic...

[Ravy]

8. I guess some people are actually offended by a "Happy Holidays" greeting. nt

[slackmaster]

9. I sincerely hope that John Carpenter bases his next movie on this story

:rofl:

[JVS]

14. It could be sooooooo awsome!

[peekaloo]

10. It was the day of Christmas/ and all about the Pole/ somebody was shoutin'

shut yer fuckin' pie hole.

The punches were thrown/ at each others faces without care/ the one with the worst injuries / had to be lifted by air


*rough draft.....sinus medication prohibits me from finishing*

[rockymountaindem]

15. Lol!

Good one.

[Didereaux]

11. well there goes the ol' rum ration!

[Didereaux]

12. One was an Obama supporter, the other had a picture of Hillary?

[JVS]

13. 'tis the season!

:headbang: