A Royal Navy ship has ventured further south than any in 80 years, as sailors used a fisheries inspection mission to pay homage to Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector paid the first official visit to the East Antarctic and became the first Navy vessel to sail below 77 degrees latitude since before the Second World War.
Crew used a break in their Antarctica mission to trek across snow and ice to visit Capt Scott’s hut on Cape Evans, from which he launched his fatal attempt on the South Pole in 1911.
Royal Navy ice ship breaks 80-year Antarctica record
HMS Protector became the first Royal Navy vessel to the East Antarctic or sail below 77 degrees latitude since before the Second World War
HMS Protector during her ice-breaking transit through the Ross Sea Photo: PA
By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent
18 Jan 2016
The Telegraph
A Royal Navy ship has ventured further south than any in 80 years, as sailors used a fisheries inspection mission to pay homage to Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Personnel from HMS Protector visiting Captain Robert Falcon Scott's hut, Cape Evans
Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector paid the first official visit to the East Antarctic and became the first Navy vessel to sail below 77 degrees latitude since before the Second World War.
The kitchen inside Captain Robert Falcon Scott's hut, Cape Evans
Crew used a break in their Antarctica mission to trek across snow and ice to visit Capt Scott’s hut on Cape Evans, from which he launched his fatal attempt on the South Pole in 1911.
An inscription inside Captain Robert Falcon Scott's hut
The 5,000 tonne ice patrol vessel and her crew of 88 stopped off while policing fishing vessels in the Ross Sea region to protect the region’s delicate ecosystem.
L/Cpl Ben Roberts (front) and Marine Luke Bright trekking from HMS Protector
HMS Protector inspected fishing ships to ensure they kept to the area’s strict licensing regulations.
The ship also visited the Antarctic research station, Mario Zucchelli, on the shores of Terra Nova Bay.
Personnel from HMS Protector in Cape Evans Photo: EPA
WO Jimmy Stuart, Protector’s deputy marine engineering officer, said: “This was my first station visit and it was fascinating to see how the team supported themselves in such an inhospitable environment.
“It is one of our roles to visit stations in order to build up good relationships amongst the Antarctic Treaty nations.
“While it was a bright sunny day when we visited, we have become all too aware of how quickly the weather can turn nasty down here.”
HMS Protector operating off Cape Evans
Telegraph Tour
This trip of a lifetime, departing January 2017, takes you to one of Earth’s last great untouched wildernesses in the company of Monty Halls and the photographer Sue Flood, with a lecture from Sir Ranulph Fiennes in Argentina. See full details of our Telegraph Tour to Antarctica.
Royal Navy ice ship breaks 80 year Antarctica record - Telegraph
Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector paid the first official visit to the East Antarctic and became the first Navy vessel to sail below 77 degrees latitude since before the Second World War.
Crew used a break in their Antarctica mission to trek across snow and ice to visit Capt Scott’s hut on Cape Evans, from which he launched his fatal attempt on the South Pole in 1911.
Royal Navy ice ship breaks 80-year Antarctica record
HMS Protector became the first Royal Navy vessel to the East Antarctic or sail below 77 degrees latitude since before the Second World War
HMS Protector during her ice-breaking transit through the Ross Sea Photo: PA
By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent
18 Jan 2016
The Telegraph
A Royal Navy ship has ventured further south than any in 80 years, as sailors used a fisheries inspection mission to pay homage to Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Personnel from HMS Protector visiting Captain Robert Falcon Scott's hut, Cape Evans
Ice Patrol Ship HMS Protector paid the first official visit to the East Antarctic and became the first Navy vessel to sail below 77 degrees latitude since before the Second World War.
The kitchen inside Captain Robert Falcon Scott's hut, Cape Evans
Crew used a break in their Antarctica mission to trek across snow and ice to visit Capt Scott’s hut on Cape Evans, from which he launched his fatal attempt on the South Pole in 1911.
An inscription inside Captain Robert Falcon Scott's hut
The 5,000 tonne ice patrol vessel and her crew of 88 stopped off while policing fishing vessels in the Ross Sea region to protect the region’s delicate ecosystem.
L/Cpl Ben Roberts (front) and Marine Luke Bright trekking from HMS Protector
HMS Protector inspected fishing ships to ensure they kept to the area’s strict licensing regulations.
The ship also visited the Antarctic research station, Mario Zucchelli, on the shores of Terra Nova Bay.
Personnel from HMS Protector in Cape Evans Photo: EPA
WO Jimmy Stuart, Protector’s deputy marine engineering officer, said: “This was my first station visit and it was fascinating to see how the team supported themselves in such an inhospitable environment.
“It is one of our roles to visit stations in order to build up good relationships amongst the Antarctic Treaty nations.
“While it was a bright sunny day when we visited, we have become all too aware of how quickly the weather can turn nasty down here.”
HMS Protector operating off Cape Evans
Telegraph Tour
This trip of a lifetime, departing January 2017, takes you to one of Earth’s last great untouched wildernesses in the company of Monty Halls and the photographer Sue Flood, with a lecture from Sir Ranulph Fiennes in Argentina. See full details of our Telegraph Tour to Antarctica.
Royal Navy ice ship breaks 80 year Antarctica record - Telegraph
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