SA polar research vessel's R2m Antarctica love rescue

01 March 2020 - 00:00 By BOBBY JORDAN

SA's polar research vessel detoured 700 nautical miles (almost 1,300km) to evacuate three members of the national Antarctic programme involved in an apparent love triangle, at a cost of about R2m...

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