{"id":1220,"date":"2021-12-16T08:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:12:11","slug":"the-falkland-islands-welcome-the-rrs-sir-david-attenborough-home-to-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gov.fk\/maritimeauthority\/the-falkland-islands-welcome-the-rrs-sir-david-attenborough-home-to-stanley\/","title":{"rendered":"The Falkland Islands welcome the RRS Sir David Attenborough home to Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority are looking forward to welcoming home the Falklands flagged British Antarctic Survey (BAS) vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough, as she sails in to Port William flying her Falklands Ensign on Thursday 9th December 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SDA<em>&nbsp;<\/em>is one of the most advanced polar vessels in the world and provides a modern and multidisciplinary research platform which will transform how ship-based science is conducted in the polar regions, providing facilities to research the oceans, seafloor, ice and atmosphere. Marine robotics and remotely operated vehicles \u2013 including Boaty McBoatface \u2013 will capture data from the deep ocean and previously inaccessible locations under the ice. The vessel&#8217;s&nbsp;ice-strengthened hull can break through ice up to one metre thick, and her ability to spend up to 60 days at sea means she can undertake extensive voyages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her first mission, the vessel will transfer teams, food, cargo and fuel to British Antarctic Survey\u2019s five research stations, and will deploy robotic instruments that drift with the Southern Ocean currents\u00a0as part of an international oceanography programme\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/argo.ucsd.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Argo floats<\/a>. She will also\u00a0transport essential science equipment to support the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/project\/international-thwaites-glacier-collaboration\/\">International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration<\/a>, a joint project between UK and US scientists to investigate one of the most unstable glaciers in Antarctica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan is for the state-of-the-art vessel to cross the reporting line into Port William at around 0700(LT) and anchor to the north of The Narrows at 0800 (LT). She will remain at anchor until her departure the following day, so there will be plenty of photo opportunities. Unfortunately due to the threat of Covid-19 and the strict procedures the BAS team are adhering to, no visits on board will be possible this time, and all craft are being asked to maintain 20m distance minimum whilst she is at anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maritime Authority team will be sailing out to welcome her to our waters but until then we wish her fair winds and following seas on the remainder of her journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information on the vessel can be found here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bas.ac.uk\/rrs-sir-david-attenborough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">www.bas.ac.uk\/rrs-sir-david-attenborough\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority are looking forward to welcoming home the Falklands flagged British Antarctic Survey (BAS) vessel, RRS&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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