Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 09:37 UTC

HMS Protector sailor/airman wins prestigious photography competition

A crewman aboard the British Royal Navy’s Antarctic patrol ship, HMS Protector, has won a prestigious military photographic competition, the Peregrine Trophy.

Taking the plunge: A navy diver leaps from an iceberg near the Antarctic Peninsula, while a colleague looks on (Photo: Arron Hoare/MoD)

Leading Airman (Phot) Arron Hoare captured dramatic images of Antarctica’s white wilderness, including sailors operating from the Navy’s only ice-reinforced ship. Hoare’s portfolio secured the 50-year-old trophy for HMS Protector in her first year operating from her southern summer base in the Falkland Islands.

The Navy said that the winning portfolio, “captured the experiences of the ship’s company as they served in a ship at the other end of the world. As well as assisting UK research and exploration in the Antarctic, HMS Protector and her ship’s company act as a floating embassy as they travel to and from the UK.”
 

ByGraham Bound - London

Published in: Antarctica, Falkland Islands, Entertainment.
Tags: Antartica, HMS Protector.

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1 cLOHO (#) Jun 26th, 2012 - 11:33 am Report abuse
bravo good work boys & girls, but be careful your camera may be seen as a military asset threatening the RG's. Good news the frogs are coming whoooop
2 briton (#) Jun 26th, 2012 - 11:53 am Report abuse
once again , we show why we are the best .
3 Self Determination (#) Jun 26th, 2012 - 01:12 pm Report abuse
Does Argentina not own all the icebergs in the South Atlantic ?
I thought it was a UN resolution............maybe they just made it up.
4 JohnN (#) Jun 26th, 2012 - 01:39 pm Report abuse
More of the great Antarctic photos of the Peregrine Trophy competition:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/9354834/The-Peregrine-Trophy-2012-The-Royal-Navys-annual-photographic-competition.html?frame=2258396
5 JuanGabriel (#) Jun 26th, 2012 - 02:55 pm Report abuse
I particularly enjoyed the photo of HMS Edinburgh passing through Patagonian Canal en route to Valparaiso, although I thought the ports of South America were closed to Pirate warmongers?
6 JohnN (#) Jun 26th, 2012 - 07:13 pm Report abuse
5 JuanGabriel:
The UNASUR statement was in March, 2012, but the passage by HMS Edinburgh was in October 2011.

“Pirate warmongers” lable might apply more accurately to any South American country than to Britain according to 2012 Global Peace Index where Britain ranks #29, but Argentina only manages a less-peaceful GPI rank of #44.

2012 Global Peace Index: www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/
7 row82 (#) Jun 27th, 2012 - 03:54 pm Report abuse
Please join this new fb page - Falkland Islands Desire The Right - dedicated to Falkland Islands current affairs, keeping the islands free and poking fun at the loonacy of the Argentine government and their various claims and their internet trolls - www.facebook.com/Britain1592
8 Alexei (#) Jun 29th, 2012 - 09:25 pm Report abuse
Nice one. Jammy bugger. Ever get the feeling you're in the wrong job? :)

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