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The arrival of a resupply ship is cause for celebration. There are no docks, so the ship just pulls up close to the ice shelf and holds its position with thrusters while transferring people and cargo back and forth. Paul says it wasn’t until she actually stood on the ice shelf and stared hundreds of feet down to the ocean that she fully appreciated how abruptly it ended. “It really is a shelf. Huge pieces can break off and become icebergs.”