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RRS Sir David Attenborough has arrived in the Falkland Islands for the first time! bas.ac.uk/media-post/rrs…
📸 Latest #RRSSirDavidAttenborough webcam image (bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/…) More pictures coming soon!
#SDAGoesSouth ! #FalklandIslands
Proud to be home! (for the first time!)
#RRSSirDavidAttenborough arrived in the Falkland Islands today, completing the first leg of its journey to #Antarctica ! The ship is registered at Stanley, #FalklandIslands .
bas.ac.uk/media-post/rrs…
📸 Jenna Plank
“This arrival marks the first of many calls by the #RRSSirDavidAttenborough to the #FalklandIslands over the next three decades, as Britain’s new polar ship carries out critical science and logistics missions in the Overseas Territories,' Prof. Dame Jane Francis
📸 FITV
MLA Ian Hansen, Chair of the Legislative Assembly Falkland Islands Gov, “I know that the community is very excited to welcome the Falklands-flagged #RRSSirDavidAttenborough to the Islands, having bid a fond farewell to the RRS James Clark Ross in February this year.”
📸 FITV
'Everyone on board recognises the strong connection between #RRSSirDavidAttenborough & the #FalklandIslands , there is huge excitement on board about our first arrival. RRS Sir David Attenborough will be wearing her Falklands ensign with pride!” Captain Will Whatley📸 FITV
