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Ship's Diary  During her time at sea, HMS Endurance will be sending back regular diaries to keep us all up to date with what is happening on this deployment. Use the links below to read extracts from the diary. Trafalgar Celebrations Multi Beam Trials Summer Highlights Sonar Investigations A Stormy Life Some Interesting Facts Time Zone Changes Eye of the Storm Remembrance Sunday NBCD Its A Knockout Estrela Visit to HMS Endurance Endurance Encounters QE2 Again! St Ippolyts CE Primary School The Engineering Department News from the Flight Department Photos from the Flight Department Communications in Antarctica Kevin Schafer Christmas Message Endurance meets Ellen MacArthur Photos from the Flight Department Coachhouse Publications Update by Nick Lambert, Captain, HMS Endurance Hydrographic Survey Progress Update from Endurance's Hydrographic Surveyors New Year update from the Flight Department BSES Members’ Expedition to South Georgia A Christmas Day Outing Boat Camp South Georgia Update from the Engineering Department BSES Expedition Summary HMS Endurance contributing to World Meteorology BBC Film Crew Feature BBC – Aerial Filming with HMS Endurance Vertical Photography by Lt Scott ‘Stimpy’ Simpson Endurance Enters Port Foster - Deception Island Loadlifting by the Flight Dept February update from the Flight Department HMS Endurance and the 'Ghost Ship' Maxwell Bay Andy Rouse – Wildlife Photographer Site Guidelines Review Team Antarctic Gallery 2005/6 Deployment Gallery by CMEM(M) Pete Morewood HMS ENDURANCE help Norwegians Restore the South Georgia Husvik Villa 2005/6 Deployment Gallery by POAC Andy Johnson 2005/6 Deployment Gallery Part 2 CMEM(M) P Morewood HMS ENDURANCE Lends a Helping Hand Update from Nick Lambert, the Captain of HMS ENDURANCE Engineering Department Update from Lt Matt Liddell, Engineer Officer 2005/6 Deployment Gallery Part 2 by POAC Andy Johnson Warfare Journal by Lt Russ Abbot Penguin Racing Night Deployment Cup April Update from the Flight Department Estrela Visit to HMS Endurance I’m sure many RN personnel are familiar with the formalities that take place when their ship arrives alongside in a foreign port. Cocktail parties, visitor’s tours, open days and of course some form of social gathering that benefits the local community. However, Thursday 17th November, the 3rd day of HMS Endurance’s visit to Salvador saw the ship’s liaison team organise a children’s party onboard. The children were able to visit the ship through the important work that Estrela does. Estrela is a British/Brazilian charity working with young people and disadvantaged communities in Brazil and in Britain. With a base in Bahia, Salvador, they work alongside seven local Brazilian groups, 2 of which joined the ship for a superb children’s party hosted by the Royal Navy. Luiza Mahin Community School and E Squared youth arts initiative, work with children in the shanty periphery areas of the city, where children suffer poverty, malnutrition, situations of violence and have few opportunities in life generally. Something that was all too apparent during our own runs ashore. Some live in shacks on stilts over re-claimed land. The groups provide family support, education and arts opportunities such as dance, music to create an alternative to the streets and child labour the common problem in their neighbourhoods. Kicking-off with a magic show, the children were then escorted up to the bridge, where they able to sit in the Captain’s chair, take the ship in hand and were talked around some of the equipment. I’m sure, one of the rare occasions that the skipper didn’t mind giving up his seat on the bridge! Next was the opportunity to sit in one of the helicopters. Following this, Lt Abbott HM2 re-capped with the role of HMS Endurance, aided by the ship’s comprehensive photograph album. E Squared’s youth samba band gave a lively performance on the flight deck (if not loud!) for the crew and the children onboard, leaving us all in high spirits. Finally, visitor’s got to experience some of purser’s finest cuisine, beef burgers, chicken nuggets and chips. Judging by the amount of leftovers, I can confirm there were no complaints. I’m sure the many of the ship’s company that helped with the day found the experience as much of an eye opener as the visitors themselves. It’s not often the ship gets turned into a play ground for 20 odd excitable under eights! Thanks go to all who helped and made the day possible.
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