Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 21/03/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Reports of assault were first reported last weekend by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper. That person pleaded for rescue and said the violent staff member had made death threats. Officials said psychological counsellors have since “constantly” intervened remotely. Over the weekend, the Sunday Times reported that a “real-life horror movie” was playing out on the isolated Antarctica base that houses a nine-man crew. The SANAE IV base is some 4,000km (2,500 miles) from South Africa. It is 80km (50 miles) “inland” from the edge of the continent’s eastern Queen Maud Land region. The current team is being led by technician Mbulaheni Kelcey Maewashe. South African authorities confirmed they first received a distress message on February 27. That message reported an alleged assault on the base’s leader. Officials said government personnel from the Environment Ministry and counsellors had intervened remotely. Some bases are active all year round, but other facilities only operate during the Antarctic summer months of October to March. A few of them, in addition to South Africa’s SANAE IV, include: United States: Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and McMurdo Station China: Kunlun Station and Great Wall Station Russia: Vostok, Bellingshausen, Progress, and Mirny stations Poland: Arctowski Station India: Bharati Station Brazil: Comandante Ferraz Station
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