September 2005
Tiama spent 6 months working out of the Port of Bluff as support vessel for 6 scientific expeditions, including on memorial, 5 week expedition to the Balleny islands in the Antarctic. this was a Bio diversity/diving expedition for the NZ Ministry of fisheries, We were the first small boat to reach the island in 27 years. and the first small boat ever to stay there for 10 days and carry out a major scientific survey of the islands.
Articles
Beyond the Furious Fifties
Expedition to the Balleny Isles with Dr Franz Smith
Forest and Bird Magazine Feb 2007 (pdf 1.6mb)
End of the Line
The MFish expedition to the Balleny Isles
Shelly Far Biswell
NZ Geographic Magazine April 2007 (pdf 4.8mb)
In the wake of David Lewis part one
Scientific Expedition to the Balleny Isles – Henk Haazen
Professional Skipper Magazine April 2007 (pdf 2.2mb)
In the wake of David Lewis part two
Scientific Expedition to the Balleny Isles – Henk Haazen
Professional Skipper Magazine June 2007 (pdf 2.5mb)
