NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2008
● Endurance’s two Lynx ferry kit
to the British Antarctic Survey
research centre on Mount
Haddington
(all her passengers and crew relations offi cer and sometimes
were rescued, thankfully). her (unoffi cial) photographer.
‘Ice tourism’ is an ever-growing The icebreaker takes her name
phenomenon, but it is not without from Shackleton’s legendary
its dangers. Antarctic exploration vessel,
“Surveying in Antarctic waters crushed by the ice 90 years ago.
is one of the greatest Her crew sought shelter on
challenges the less-than-
for the hospitable
hydrographic shores of
andElephant
meteorological Island (named
community today” not for large-eared
explains Charge mammals but for
Surveyor Lt Cdr Colin the elephant seals
Thompson. prevalent in these
“My team is out on parts).
the ground, on glacier Nine decades
and hillsides, measuring on, the son of
the exact position of Shackleton’s
the land in relation to physicist Reginald
the sea, and have James saw the
to guarantee the unforgiving place
quality of their work where his father
even when it is -20˚C, was marooned
and I am very proud of for four
both their professionalism months in
y,
and attention to detail.” 1916.
nd
For many of the ship’s One of the Red Plum’s Lynx
it
company, this has been their fl ew Viv James over the rocky
de
fi rst time in Antarctica and the outcrop (rough seas prevented
moment they saw the ice will the sea boat taking Mr James
he
remain with them forever. ashore, while the presence of
hi-
Apart from awe-inspiring several thousand Adelie penguins
nt
scenery, there is an abundance prevented the helicopter from
ts
of wildlife: in the fi rst two days touching down) but simply seeing
among the ice Endurance’s Elephant Island stirred strong
on
sailors counted three species of emotions.
of
penguins, four varieties of seals “I cannot thank the Navy enough
ng
and more than 20 humpback for bringing me somewhere that
whales. has been part of my life for so
id
“Even the most amateur long and I never dreamt that I
an
photographer will be going home would actually see it,” said Mr
with stunning pictures, let alone James.
ne
our Navy-trained one who has “It seems very ironic that my
he captured some fantastic images,” father arrived in an open boat
er said Surg Lt Cdr Matthew Turner, in awful conditions, and I get to
ar Endurance’s doctor, public fl y in.”
● I’m only posing if you take off that silly jester’s hat... AET Lenny Lenthal, Logs Steph Maynard, LASE Karl Wrightson and AET Wiggy
Bennett take pictures of a chinstrap penguin on Deception Island
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