01 December 2001- submitted by Steve Sweet

Saturday we occupied the second of two stations located within Winter Quarters Bay, Station 9, see photos showing location or the Station. In first photo, Station 9 is located at two crossed flags, note the ice pier behind of the station. The second photo shows the station with the dive tent in position. The ice pier is constructed of ice, rocks, and steel cables. The supply vessels and icebreaker dock at the ice pier when they arrive later in the season, see photo 5. The divers collected sediment samples and fish samples, Trematomus bernacchii and Trematomus pennelii. Water samples were also collected from this station. Andrew, Guy, Marietta, and Steve went to the ice caves and Scott's Hut from the ill-fated 1911 expedition to the South Pole. The third photo is from an ice cave and the fourth photo of some of the provisions from within Scott's Hut.

Station 9 Flag- photo1 Station 9 Tent-photo 2	Ice Caves-photo 3
photo 4	photo 5