Gough Island Relief on the SA Agulhas II Voyage 004, September 2012

The Gough Island Relief Voyage is an annual cruise undertaken by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to change the overwintering team in Gough Island and to replenish the supplies at the British’s leased Gough Island Research base. The cruise also serves as a means to transport the residents and/or visitors to Tristan da Cunha using a signed agreement between South Africa and United Kingdom (UK). This voyage was to deliver the Gough 58 team to the island and return with the Gough 57 team. The cruise was undertaken between 06 September 2012 and 11 October 2012 with full scientific complement.

戈夫岛补给航行（Gough Island Relief Voyage）是南非环境事务部（Department of Environmental Affairs, DEA）每年开展的巡航任务，主要用于轮换驻戈夫岛（Gough Island）的越冬科考队，并为英国租赁的戈夫岛研究基地补给物资。本次巡航同时依托南非与英国签署的合作协议，承担往返特里斯坦-达库尼亚群岛（Tristan da Cunha）的居民及访客运送工作。本次航行的核心任务为将戈夫58科考队送抵该岛，并接回戈夫57科考队。本次巡航于2012年9月6日至2012年10月11日期间执行，搭载了完整的科考编制人员。