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Every Vessel Hunter story on H5: 1 story, the latest on 2 September 2026. Newest: "Icebreaker Nuyina Sent to Empty Macquarie Island Station Over Bird Flu". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

Researchers on the deck of a polar research vessel

IndustrySep 2, 2026

Icebreaker Nuyina Sent to Empty Macquarie Island Station Over Bird Flu

The Southern Ocean station sits among up to four million seabirds and 100,000 seals, and a strain that killed three-quarters of a season's pups on Heard Island is expected to arrive.

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