Brazil opened a research station in 1984, but it was largely destroyed by a fire that killed two members of the navy in 2012, the same year that a diesel-laden Brazilian barge sank near the base.

巴西在1984年开设了一个研究站，但它在2012年一场大火中基本被毁，这场火导致两名海军成员丧生，同年一艘满载柴油的巴西驳船在基地附近沉没。