In a story that has captured the world’s attention, nine members of a South African Antarctic expedition are still stranded at a research station 2,000 miles away from everything – and one of them is out of control.
The unnamed crew member is accused of outrageous behavior: he allegedly violently beat, threatened, and sexually harassed at least two of his colleagues.
But the South African Government apparently deems the situation to be under control, and thinks that remote supervision on an ‘almost daily basis’ is quite sufficient.
The New York Post reported:
“According to urgent emails fired off to authorities from the remote base, an unidentified male member of the South African crew stuck at SANAE IV became ‘deeply disturbed’ within weeks of arriving. This was despite, the complainant alleged, authorities being warned about his behavior even before the team left South Africa on Feb. 1.”
After the assaults and sexual harassments, and going as far as threatening to kill one crew member, the man created ‘an environment of fear and intimidation’.
“’His behavior has escalated to a point that is deeply disturbing. I remain deeply concerned about my own safety, constantly wondering if I might become the next victim’, the email said, as first reported on by South Africa’s Sunday Times newspaper.”
There are no plans to intervene in the situation, leaving them trapped at the base without outside contact until December – with a volatile and dangerous man among them.
“’There were no incidents that required any of the nine overwintering team members to be brought back to Cape Town. All on the base is calm and under control’, South Africa’s Environment Minister Dion George told the New York Times.”
Officials stated that it was ‘not uncommon’ for crew members to experience what they called ‘adjustment period’.
Authorities further inform that they are in contact with the base on a ‘near-daily basis’.
“’The department is responding to these concerns with the utmost urgency and have had a number of interventions with all parties concerned at the base’, Peter Mbelengwa, communications chief of the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, said in a statement.”
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