Travel back in time to read the personal station logs from Palmer Station Manager Mike Rentel and Polar Duke Marine Projects Coordinator Karen Schmitt related to the 1989 grounding and sinking of the Bahia Paraiso. Mike and Karen have organized the blog postings by the original date in the logs. Please use the upper left hand menu to access the archive. This is a work in progress, we have a lot of stories, videos and photos to add.
THURSDAY BAHIA PARAISO TOURISTS ON STATION APPROX. 0900. TONY AND SUSIE FORGET FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME TO SIGN OUT AND TAKE A RADIO. WE RECORD GUSTS TO OVER 60 AND CALL IN ALL OUR BOATING. PARAISO'S LANDING CRAFT LOADING LAST GROUP GOING BACK TO THE SHIP AT 1130. SHIP FINALLY LEFT AT 1230 AFTER DRAGGING ANCHOR, RESETTING AND DRAGGING AGAIN.