‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science

The autonomous vessel being deployed by the CSIRO in waters off Hobart for its months-long mission. Photograph: CSIRO The autonomous vessel being deployed by the CSIRO in waters off Hobart for its months-long mission. Photograph: CSIRO Australian climate and environmental reporting Climate crisis ‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions

About this content Petra Stock Fri 25 Sep 2026 11.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 25 Sep 2026 11.01 EDT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google A small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.