Tag: HMS Protector

Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
HMS Protector scans active underwater volcanoes on Antarctic edge for tsunami research

Royal Navy personnel are helping scientists warn of potentially catastrophic tsunamis by researching huge underwater volcanoes on the edge of Antarctica. Navy icebreaker HMS Protector has used her state-of-the-art sensors to scan peaks in the South Sandwich Islands – one of the world’s most remote territories.
Monday, December 5th 2022 - 10:25 UTC
HMS Protector digs out snow covered Port Lockroy scientific base managed by four women

Ice Patrol HMS Protector's sailors and Royal Marines spent two days digging out the Port Lockroy scientific base in Antarctica which is home to a museum, gift shop and the world's most remote post office.
Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Drones give HMS Protector the cutting edge to punch through polar ice

Drone experts from Culdrose have given the Royal Navy’s Antarctic research ship ‘eyes in the sky’ to help Ice Patrol HMS Protector punch through the polar ice. Seventeen of the icebreaker’s crew are now qualified in operating drones from the deck of the ship, which has just completed her stint around the frozen continent for this season.
Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector has its first female captain, Milly Ingham

Royal Navy officer has made history by becoming the first female captain to command one of the Navy's ships. Captain Milly Ingham is the new Commanding Officer of HMS Protector – the Royal Navy's only Ice Patrol Ship.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC
South Orkney Sunshine glacier shrunk one seventh in 20 years, HMS Protector confirms

The Royal Navy’s polar research ship HMS Protector found an enormous Antarctic glacier vanishing at an alarming rate. The mighty Sunshine Glacier has shrunk by one-seventh in 20 years – an area the size of more than 130 football pitches has melted away.
Monday, March 7th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
HMS Protector in solidarity and supplies visit to Ukraine base in Antarctica

Royal Navy sailors showed their support for and solidarity with the people of Ukraine when they called on one of the nation’s most remote outposts. The Navy’s sole icebreaker HMS Protector dropped in on 21 scientists who maintain the polar research station of Vernadsky in Antarctica to check on their welfare.
Thursday, February 10th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
HMS Protector officer visits “his island” in Antarctica

No man is an island – apart from Royal Navy officer Lieutenant Commander Dave Pitt. Currently deployed on survey ship HMS Protector, Lt Cdr Pitt has become possibly the first Pitt to set foot on the Pitt Islands.
Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
HMS Protector has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season

The Royal Navy's only Antarctic research ship has completed her first Antarctic mission of the season – revealing the impact of global warming. HMS Protector is on a five-year mission to support international research into wildlife, the changing climate, and the shifting waters of Antarctica.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
HMS Protector breaks polar record and involved in scientific research on penguins and climate change

Icebreaker HMS Protector has broken a record, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to enter both polar circles within the same year. The Navy's only icebreaker, Protector left Plymouth in August for Antarctica, – her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019.
Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
HMS Protector pays tribute to explorer Shackleton at South Georgia on her trip to Antarctica

Sailors from Ice Patrol HMS Protector paid tribute to legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton – a century after he died pushing the boundaries of polar research. The crew of the icebreaker held a memorial service at his graveside on the island of South Georgia – the latest stop for the survey ship as she heads to the frozen continent for a summer of scientific research.