▁d ' U r ville ▁Station ▁and ▁other ▁expl oration . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁char tered ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Government ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁Dum ont ▁d ' U r ville ▁Station . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Th ala ▁Dan ▁struck ▁an ▁un chart ed ▁rock ▁p inn acle , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Th ala ▁Rock , ▁in ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic ▁when ▁approaching ▁the ▁Australian ▁Davis ▁Station , ▁pier cing ▁the ▁h ull ▁and ▁a ▁fuel ▁tank . ▁It ▁took ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁weeks ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁leak ▁and ▁extr icate ▁the ▁ship ▁from ▁the ▁rock , ▁before ▁she ▁could ▁continue ▁to ▁Davis ▁Station . ▁ ▁There ▁she ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁rep a ired ▁to ▁enable ▁her ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Australia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁major ▁ref it ▁at ▁A al borg , ▁during ▁which ▁her ▁accommod ation ▁was ▁increased ▁by ▁one ▁deck . ▁ ▁In ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁Australia ' s ▁Ant ar ctic ▁programme , ▁Th ala ▁Dan ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁Laur itzen ▁ships ▁( K ista ▁Dan ▁and ▁Nella ▁Dan ) ▁were ▁featured ▁on ▁an ▁Australian ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Territ ory ▁post age ▁stamp ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Brazil ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Th ala ▁Dan ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Navy ▁to ▁be ▁adapted ▁and ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁newly - organ ised ▁Operation ▁Ant arct ica ▁( OP ER ANT AR ▁ 1 )