Operations Officer Lt Cdr Wiseman dares to get near a large brown Skua that landed on the ship (surprised the Skua wasn't scared of the hat!)


HMS Endurance breaking through the ice


PO(MA) Mark Townsend at work, carrying out routine blood pressure checks. His first victim is LWEM(R) Harry ‘Harrison’.


A solitary Gentoo penguin floating on an iceberg


The beautiful scenery


212 Flight Squadron carrying out winching drills onto the ice


The Communications team. From left: LOM(C) Will Carlin, OM(C) Neil Carmon and OM(C) Steve Hendy.


Group photo before the old Executive officer Lt Cdr Hesling left. Pictured from left: Lt Cdr Howard, Lt Liddle, Lt Cdr Reed, Captain Lambert and finally Lt Cdr Hesling.