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一 | “雪龙”号在密集冰区行驶。 Sydney, Oct 17 (UNI) Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment Group has been fined $62 million for failing to stop money laundering at its Sydney casino.
The group's licence to operate the casino has also been suspended. The record penalties were announced in response to a damning inquiry in New South Wales (NSW) earlier this year, the BBC said.
The fine announced on Monday is the maximum allowed, but the regulator stopped short of removing Star's licence altogether, to protect thousands of jobs. Under the conditions of the suspension, the casino will still operate under a manager appointed by the regulator.
From Friday the Star will not be able to run the casino on its own until it can "earn" its licence back, NSW Independent Casino Commission chief Philip Crawford said.
The inquiry earlier this year led to the resignations of Star's former chief executive Matt Bekier.
Its final report, handed down last month, found the Star was not fit to hold a casino licence in NSW.
Casino operators in Australia have been under great pressure to reform their gambling operations following reports of widespread criminal activity.
A public inquiry earlier this year heard the Star had allowed money laundering and organised crime to infiltrate their Sydney casino, taking a "cavalier" approach to governance and at times making deliberate steps to cover its tracks.
In response to the report, the Star Entertainment Group said it had taken "significant and urgent remedial steps" and would do "whatever necessary" to restore its suitability to run the casino.
The Star entered a trading halt on Monday morning, which is set to last until Wednesday.
After a similar inquiry in Queensland, The Star was earlier this month also found unsuitable to run its three casinos in that state.
Media investigations have aired allegations of misconduct at various casinos around Australia in recent years, including at those owned by the country's largest gaming and entertainment group - Crown Resorts.
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二 | 陈瑜摄考察队员在冰站作业。陈瑜摄 8月7日，中国第16次北冰洋考察队（以下简称“考察队”）“雪龙”号考察队员在北冰洋中央区域（北纬83°50′）完成第12个冰站作业任务。这也是此次考察中“雪龙”号的最后一个冰站作业点。考察队副领队、首席科学家何剑锋8月11日表示，此次冰站作业数量创历史新高，通过周密谋划，顺利完成了全部冰面科考物资的运输保障任务，布放各类冰基浮标30余套。 7月3日，考察队员搭乘“雪龙2”号、“雪龙”号从大连起航。“雪龙”号于7月15日通过白令海峡进入北极圈，随后在北冰洋全面开展作业。 在进入北极圈前，“雪龙”号自7月7日起，在航渡中于西北太平洋公海区域布放XCTD（投弃式温盐深测量仪）和抛弃式Argo（地转海洋学实时观测阵）海洋剖面浮标。 XCTD是能快速获取海水温度、电导率（盐度）和深度剖面数据的海洋测量仪器。
三 | 其核心优势在于可走航测量，具有快捷、操作简便、作业效率高等优点，可一次获取数百米的海洋温盐深剖面数据。 Argo浮标是全球海洋观测系统的核心装备。当它入海后，会按照预设程序自动下潜至目标深度，然后再上浮持续采集温度、盐度和压力（深度）等数据，并在浮出水面完成数据卫星传送后，下潜重复进行剖面观测。 我国自1999年开展北冰洋考察，前10次考察主要集中在太平洋扇区的白令海、楚科奇海和加拿大海盆区，其中第5和第8次考察涵盖了大西洋扇区的北欧海；近5次考察主要集中在楚科奇海台、加拿大海盆和加克洋中脊为主的北冰洋中央区。 据了解，此次是“雪龙”号第10次执行北冰洋考察任务，也是时隔6年再次出征北极。航渡期间，考察队细化实施方案，开办北极大学“雪龙分校”，举行“雪龙”知识竞赛等活动，增进队员对极地的认知。
四 | （记者陈瑜） 【延伸阅读】 为何到茫茫北冰洋建冰站？ 有了“雪龙”号，为什么还要到冰上开展作业？考察队副领队、首席科学家何剑锋告诉记者，北极海冰在气候环境调节中起着重要作用，是历次考察的重点研究对象。开展冰上作业的目的，一是对海冰以及气-冰-海界面开展精细化观测和采样；二是依托海冰作为平台布放无人值守长期观测装备，以获取连续观测数据。 近年来，不少学者致力于研究北极海冰对我国气候的影响。受后勤保障条件的制约，船基考察主要集中在夏季，意味着考察数据都来自夏天，而北极对全球的影响是全年的。为此，在浮冰上布放无人值守长期连续观测设备，是弥补船基考察不足、获取长期连续数据的重要手段。 按照习惯性叫法，冰站分为两种，其中短期冰站是指持续数小时、以基础环境数据和样品采集为主的冰站；长期冰站是指持续数天、以过程观测和研究为主的冰站。 “雪龙”号海冰队队长屈猛告诉记者，此次设置的12个冰站均为短期冰站。因为纬度相对较低的楚科奇海台大洋作业区冰情较重（不适合大洋作业），考察队根据实际情况并经综合考虑后将高纬度的冰站作业调整到7月下旬先行开展。考虑到接下来的两个月海冰将进一步融化，为使布放在海冰上的无人观测设备能够撑过夏季融冰期、持续运行更长时间，建站寻找的是更厚的海冰，预设冰站的纬度也相对较高，均在北纬82度以北，与“雪龙”号往年冰站布放位置相比，纬度总体偏高。 冰站作业开始前，考察队会先派人探冰。这是因为哪怕是在严冬时节，北冰洋的海冰也并非静止不动，而是在风和流的作用下漂移不定，由此形成大大小小的海冰。本次考察中承担多次探冰任务的周鸿涛告诉记者，开展探冰作业，首先要找到相对平整、有一定厚度的海冰，方便立起三脚架开展仪器设备布放作业；同时，选点附近不能有过多融池和冰裂隙，这样设备的存放时间才能尽量长。
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