The British High Commission in Ottawa organized an expedition for a group of British & Canadian early-career researchers to travel on board HMS Protector for an Arctic cruise. The UK and Canada have ...

There are several achievements that can make Royal Navy sailors jump for joy, and one of them is getting closer to the North Pole than any other Royal Navy ship has ever gotten in history. It may not ...

Ice ship HMS Protector is heading for waters no Royal Navy vessel has visited in 80 years as she begins a marathon deployment to Antarctica. The Plymouth-based icebreaker and survey vessel will ensure ...

Ice Patrol HMS Protector has provided the perfect training platform during Exercise Unitas, the world's longest-running multinational maritime exercise. Teams from the UK, US, Chile, Mexico and ...

Vestdavit is bringing new fast craft handling capability to HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy ship dedicated to Antarctic patrol and survey duties. The advanced icebreaker, which provides a UK ...

Sailors from the Royal Navy icebreaker have shown their solidarity with Ukraine during a visit to the country’s remote research station in Antarctica. HMS Protector called in at Vernadsky Base for the ...

It can be scary for research teams working in the Antarctic region to think about how isolated they would be, in case something bad happened. Luckily, the Protector will be there, to provide support.

HMS Endurance, also known as The Red Plum, proudly served the Royal Navy for 24 years as UK’s sole ice patrol vessel. She was converted for the purpose of her role, including the addition of a hangar ...

Drones will soar over the frozen wastes of Antarctica – and help guide the Navy’s sole polar research ship safely through packs of ice. HMS Protector has been assigned two small rotary wing drones, ...

The British navy says one of its icebreakers sailed to the rescue of a Norwegian cruise ship last week in Antarctica. The Royal Navy's HMS Protector broke through densely packed ice that had ...

HMS Protector has been landing and recovering British Antarctic Survey scientists and assisting with environmental work. During its deployment, the ship rescued a Norwegian cruise liner from ice and ...

Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector in the Ross Sea, a deep embayment of the Southern Ocean on the coast of Antarctica - LPhot Nicky Wilson/Royal Navy There are plenty of sound reasons for him to say ...