Watch: Construction of £51m Antarctic wharfs revealed

By Tom Lowe2020-09-01T05:00:00

New £51m wharfs will allow research ship RSS Sir David Attenborough to dock at British research stations

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released two videos documenting how construction teams battled the elements to build a pair of new wharfs in Antarctica and South Georgia.

The wharfs, which together cost £51m, were built by main contractor Bam, technical advisor Ramboll and design consultant Sweco to allow the new research ship RSS Sir David Attenborough - which the public wanted to call Boaty McBoatface - to dock at the BAS’ research stations.

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