Exclusive: RSV Nuyina steaming 3,500km to Casey station to pick up the person who needs treatment for a ‘developing medical condition.
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An urgent evacuation operation has been launched to assist an Australian with a “developing medical condition” at the remote Casey research station in Antarctica.
Australia’s icebreaking vessel, RSV Nuyina, left Hobart last week and is sailing thousands of kilometres to collect the expedition member, whose medical condition has not been confirmed but requires specialist treatment and care.
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