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Jubany station
Thursday, January 26th 2012 - 19:05 UTC

HMS Protector reaches Antarctica, visits Uruguayan and Argentine bases

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica who happened to be at the base was given a gift of a crate of Protector’s own brand of beer, 'Ice-Breaker'

HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's new ice patrol ship, has arrived in Antarctica for the first time after her long sail south from Portsmouth. Her arrival, via Montevideo in Uruguay, coincided with the centenary of the Royal Navy's Captain Scott reaching the South Pole.

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