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Ice patrol HMS Protector in Charleston after crossing the Panama Canal

Friday, May 16th 2014 - 19:51 UTC
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The Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship has made a night-time journey through the Panama Canal to arrive in Charleston following a busy period in Antarctica. HMS Protector took seven hours and 38 minutes to make the 77.1km passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic through the canal, which this year marks its centenary. Read full article

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  • Briton

    Apparently it may get missiles against these argies ships trying to claim all of the south pole and the rest.
    HMS Protector has top secret weapons on board ready and waiting,
    so they say like...

    May 16th, 2014 - 08:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • reality check

    Nice to read about what the ships of a real navy get up to.

    Wonder when an ARA vessel last transited the canal?

    May 16th, 2014 - 08:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Marcos Alejandro

    Oh Lord, Boko Haram visiting the Americas

    May 16th, 2014 - 09:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • CaptainSilver

    #1 Briton, do you mean those nuclear Penguin SAS troops? RGs should be afraid!

    May 16th, 2014 - 10:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    @4 (shussshhhhh!!!)

    First rule of the Stealth Penguin Club is...

    ;-)

    May 16th, 2014 - 10:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • razdaman

    special penguin service.if you please

    May 16th, 2014 - 11:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    @6 razdaman

    Right, your banned then! No-one even knew their true name until you gobbed off!

    ;-)

    May 16th, 2014 - 11:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • golfcronie

    @7
    You forgot about the F.S ( FALKLAND SEALS ) he said with hand covering mouth, we don't want the Argies to know about them.

    May 17th, 2014 - 06:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ilsen

    Don't mention the Seals!!! They're on active duty as we speak!

    You're putting lives in danger for godsakes man!

    May 17th, 2014 - 01:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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