ICE ISLAND ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 2001

On January 17th, 2001, the 36 metre expedition vessel "Braveheart" departed Lyttelton for the Ross Sea in Antarctica with a non-government expedition team to study and document the largest recorded iceberg B15 which had broken off the Ross Ice Shelf the previous year.
	The expedition is partly sponsored by the (US) National Geographic Society. It is co-led by Dr Gregory Stone of the New England Aquarium in Boston Massachusetts and Wes Skiles a well known cinematographer and leader of several previous exploration expeditions. Wes Skiles is shown at left.
The Expeditions vessel is "Braveheart" shown above docked in Lyttelton.	The Captain of "Braveheart" is Iain Kerr shown here before departure.
"Braveheart" alongside the wharf in the inner harbour in Lyttelton
At right is the Bridge of "Braveheart"
"Braveheart" carried a small "Hughes 300" 2 man helicopter on her deck.
Leaving her berth at 8.10pm
A view showing the low freeboard on "Braveheart"
Moving towards the inner mole with a zodiac filming in hot persuit
Sailing past the outer mole with the zodiac and a pilot boat in attendence
The " Braveheart" is expected back in New Zealand about the 10th of March.