On 28 January 2013, the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) team announced that they had reached the lake surface having drilled 800 m (2,600 ft) through the ice above.
Am 28. Januar 2013 meldete das Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) Team, dass sie die Oberfläche des Sees, mittels Bohrungen durch das 800 m dicke Eis, erreicht hätten.