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*3Y0J LATEST NEWS

*3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island - Press Release #10 
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**​https://www.3y0j.no/latest-news*

3Y0J DXpedition to Bouvet Island , January 2023

In late April we successfully conducted a 4-day vessel inspection in 
Brazil that ended with a very good result. The inspection was carried 
out by a 3rd party vessel inspector and covered more than 105 
checkpoints. The vessel inspection focused on safety equipment, 
instruments, navigation, engines/machinery, deck, tenders, fuel&fluids, 
interior, and exterior. Marama is in very good condition and hence the 
overall feedback is positive. The vessel went through significant 
upgrades with regards to machinery and engines in 2021 and has since 
been tested for years, most lately during the previous Antarctica 
season. The inspection file resulted in a punch list of only a few minor 
items to be followed up, no major findings during the 4-day inspection.

The team is currently working on the final preparations for packing the 
container scheduled to be shipped from Oslo in early September. 
Preparing the packing and shipping the container is extremely time 
consuming and requires a focus on details as our more than 2 years of 
work now is being materialized into packing lists and labeling the 
equipment. Today we have finally decided our container will be shipped 
to Port Stanley, Falkland Island. In Port Stanley a local team of ham 
radio operators will assist us in receiving the container, conduct a 
container inspection and make sure all is OK before the team arrive in 
early January. To Bouvet the team will bring with us 6500 kg of 
equipment, which includes several tons of fuel and food. Our contract 
allows for 22 days on the island, but we have food for 30 days and a 
plan for rationing should we have to stay beyond 22 days.

At this stage all the operators have already paid their full deposit of 
their individual $20,000 operator fee. This is your insurance that we 
will do whatever we can to make this DXpedition a success. In a few 
weeks we will pay our 2nd vessel deposit to Marama. Ultimately this 
represents a huge undertaking for us financially as well a commitment to 
go to Bouvet and activate the rare #2 DXCC Bouvet island. With all the 
preparation and planning over the course of the last two years you can 
rely on our commitment and our determination to go onshore Bouvet in a 
zodiac 7 months from now.

Going to Bouvet would simply not be possibly without the support from 
the vendors, clubs, foundations, and individual sponsors. June 1st, we 
completed our budget update, and this shows we’re still missing roughly 
$100,000 out of our $690,000 budget to be able to go to Bouvet. As we 
now prepare for the next vessel deposit, we need your support to close 
the gap. Please consider supporting us by donating upfront.

You can follow our plans from our website and the 3Y0J Facebook pages: 

http://www.3y0j.no  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129 

Thank you, Oslo 3rd June 2022

Ken Opskar LA7GIA, Co-Leader  

Rune Oye LA7THA, Co-Leader  

Erwann Merrien LB1QI, Co-Leader  

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