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RFA Mounts Bay Completes Hurricane Dorian Mission

RFA Mounts Bay Completes Hurricane Dorian Mission

RFA Mounts Bay – the first ship from any nation to arrive on the scene in the wake of devastating Hurricane Dorian – has left the islands, her efforts complete.

As she departs, survey ship HMS Protector – on her way to the frozen wastes of Antarctica – sails for Nassau to deliver additional aid to Bahamians.

Mounts Bay, which is on stand-by to assist in the Caribbean throughout the hurricane…

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The Former HMS Endurance

The Former HMS Endurance

The former HMS Endurance, affectionately known as ‘Red Plum’, was a Class 1 icebreaker that served as the Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship between 1991 and 2008.

Built in 1990 by Ulstein Hatlo for Reiber Shipping, Norway, as MV Polar Circle, she was chartered by the Royal Navy in 1991 for eight months as HMS Polar Circle. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in October 1992 and renamed HMS Endurance.

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The official Christmas photo from HMS Protector, back in 2013.

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HMS Protector (2001) - Royal Navy ice patrol ship.

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Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef 05/09/2012