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  "textContent": "An Antarctic scientist at the Jang Bogo station allegedly pulled a makeshift knife on a colleague (Picture: Getty Images)\n\nAn Antarctic researcher wintering with other scientists on a remote station is accused of pulling a makeshift knife on a colleague.\n\nResearchers wintering at the Korean Antarctic Jang Bogo station were caught in something out of a horror movie after one of their colleagues’ threatening behaviour on the world’s remotest continent.\n\nThe incident happened last month, when the icy continent becomes extremely inhospitable ahead of winter with temperatures averaging -45°C.\n\nA winter-over station staff member pulled a blade on another personnel, the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) said.\n\nThe South Korean Jang Bogo permanent Antarctic station consists of 16 facilities and it can house up to 60 people (Picture: Yonhap/EPA/Shutterstock)\n\nThe 30cm (11-inch) shank had been pieced together from a steel sheet in the station workshop, according to Korean media.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nNo one was injured in the standoff, which resulted in the suspect being taken away.\n\nThe suspect, who has not been named, was identified as a man in his 50s, with an alleged prior record of misconduct and issues with colleagues, according to the Korea Times.\n\nHe was reportedly separated from the rest of the group before departing for South Korea, where he arrived on Monday.\n\nPolice in South Korea have now launched an investigation.\n\nHis departure was possible only thanks to international cooperation between countries that run Antarctic missions, as the continent is largely out of bounds this time of the year.\n\nJang Bogo Station, South Korea’s second Antarctic base, was founded in 2014 in Terra Nova Bay.\n\nIt sits in Victoria Land in the southeastern Antarctic. The nearest country is New Zealand, which is thousands of miles across the inhospitable Southern Ocean.\n\nNeighbouring stations include the American McMurdo Station on the southern tip of Ross Island, New Zealand’s Antarctic research station Scott Base, Italy’s seasonal station Zucchelli and Germany’s Gondwana Station.\n\nOnly specialist aircraft can make the journey to the Antarctic research spots, with flights usually taking around four to five hours, while a sea crossing from Australia can take up to two weeks, and both are weather-dependent.\n\nThe UK operates several bases on the continent through the British Antarctic Survey. It has three all-year bases in Rothera, Halley and Signy, and two summer-only stations.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Scientist holed up in Antarctic lab ‘pulls 11inch homemade knife on colleague’"
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