HMS Protector opens 2016/17 season in South Georgia surveying 160 sq miles of seabed

Thursday, November 10th 2016 - 11:20 UTC

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Having spent last Antarctic summer celebrating the deeds of one British polar hero, the crew of Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector have opened the 2016-17 survey season honoring his rival. A century after Sir Ernest Shackleton landed at King Haakon Bay on South Georgia in a makeshift lifeboat – the James Caird – Protector entered the same fjord and sent her hi-tech survey launch – the James Caird IV – close to the identical spot. Read full article

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Briton
Good old Royal Navy, keep up the good work.
Nov 10th, 2016 - 01:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rus
September to April season would be more pleasant in the southern hemisphere
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