With spaces to carry 9 containers and with berthing for personnel, the Gould makes regular stops at Palmer Station to bring supplies, personnel, and fuel. The Gould also retrogrades the trash from Palmer station. Hazardous Waste Retrograde to the United States. Every other year, the Gould will take all the hazardous waste generated from Palmer station. With environmental officials on board, the waste is brought all the way back to the United States for proper disposal.
Antarctic waters are of course usually filled with varying degrees of ice.
Well, the Gould's hull is a very different design from the Titanic . The steel is a special grade and is very thick. The Titanic also had a hull whos design was many plates that were riveted together. This type of hull design is no longer used in shipbuilding and the large steel plates of the Gould's hull are securly welded into place. The Gould is not rated to enter multi-year sea ice.