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Sailors from HMS Protector paid tribute to legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton – a century after he died pushing the boundaries of polar research. 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…
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This is a solar eclipse – the only one of 2021, and a marvel of nature witnessed by just a few hundred people… including the crew of HMS Protector. The Royal Navy icebreaker was in a prime position to witness the natural blackout as she patrolled the waters off South Georgia – the remote wildlife paradise and last resting place…
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November 16, 2020 – Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Forth took advantage of spring in the Southern Hemisphere to pay her second visit to the ‘Gateway to Antarctica’. The wildlife paradise of South Georgia is one the UK’s most remote and least populous overseas territories – 850 miles from Forth’s normal stomping ground of the Falklands. The weather in the…
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