To protect personnel and equipment, Ellsworth base was closed and all of its staff and equipment were evacuated on 30 December 1962, during the 1962–63 antarctic summer campaign.
Um Personal und Ausrüstung zu schützen, wurde die Ellsworth-Station am 30. Dezember 1962 evakuiert und in der antarktischen Sommerkampagne 1962/1963 schließlich geschlossen.