A visit from the Chinese

The Xue Long anchored offshore in preparation for loading contaminated waste from a old tip at Casey Station known as Tailor Valley

Being transferred from the barge to the ship via a man gage. Was a bit like being at Luna Park on one of those rides. The deck was heaps slippery due to the ice.

The helicopter on board has two main rotors spinning in opposite directions which removes the need of having a tail rotor. Has a range of 800km in which it uses 3,600 litres of fuel and carries up to 15 people.

It was a beast

Some of the Chinese crew coming to shore including the skip on Australia Day.

Standing on the bridge it was massive. Would love to be standing here in some serious seas with the waves crashing over the deck.

A view from a distance. Spent about 3hours on the boat touring around. The Chinese made us feel very welcomed and hosted us with morning tea. They where all very proud of Xue Long and rightly so it was a magnificent ship. I was the leader of our group of seventeen and had the privilege of sitting with the Captain at morning tea and through a interpreter had a bit of a chat. On completion of morning tea i made a little informal speech and thanked the Captain and Crew for there hospitality and as Australians welcomed them to our Base. We all said good bye and headed back to shore it was a great experience.