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New polar vessel New Polar Research Vessel Announcement

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For the first time a UK polar-capable vessel will be constructed to take helicopters.  Hitherto the BAS research fleet of RRS James Clark Ross and RRS Ernest Shackleton (and the vessels they replaced) had no space for helicopters and HMS Enduance was…
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Wednesday, January 7th 2026

Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and BAMT supporter 1939-2025

Meredith Hooper, Antarctic historian and author, died on 27 December 2025 at her home in London. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Wolfson College, Cambridge University and a trustee of the Brussels-based International Polar Foundation and the UK Antarctic Herita… Full Story...
Thursday, December 4th 2025

Supermoon

The December supermoon called appropriately the Cold Moon rises over Stanley Harbour, Falklands bathing the southern element of the Antarctic Monument in gold and silver light. Simon Lancaster, Head of Supply Chain at British Antarctic Survey was out with a camera at 22:00 to capture this wonderf… Full Story...
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