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2001 - Evacuation from McMurdo
last update: Aug 26, 2008 02:10 PM
![McMurdo Evacuation [NSF]](http://www.polarconservation.org/education/antarctic-evacuations/2001-evacuation-from-mcmurdo/images/image2.jpg/pa_thumb/imagex300x200.jpeg)
On 23 April 2001 11 people were evacuated from the US Antarctic Base McMurdo.
A New Zealand C130 left New Zealand and returned safely from McMurdo
with 11 people. Among the 11 people 7 had medical reasons (1 serious
case with heart trouble) for leaving, while another 4 were evacuated
for non medical reasons.
At the time, this evatuation was the basis
for a media hype as well as several alternative theories to emerge
regarding the cause and reasons for the evacuation. These theories
ranged from Alien virus' to Nuclear and other weapons testing. Reports
also claimed that a few were lifted for disciplinary reasons.
