Boats - Sailing - Ships

Mar. 22 Japanese expedition off the Antarctic. The 2, 736 - ton Japanese Antarctic survey icebreaker Soya, Sailed during the week - end from Tokyo dor it's 177-day round trip of 41, 000 kilometers to the antarctic. She carried 36 scientist and will leave 14 members at the winter base on Ongul Island in the Antarctic and relieve the 15 mmen who have been there since last year. They will study the geological problems of Antarctica. photo shows The Soya leaving hinode pier. Tokio bay, with steamers trailing after being threwn by relatives and friends in a touching sayonara (Japanese farewell. on her fligh decks cab be seen two helicopters to fly the relief scientist from the ship across the ice to their base on Ongul Island in the Antarctic where they will remain until next year's relief

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