British icebreaker David Attenborough is in the Malvina Islands

Since midday on Thursday 14, the scientific icebreaker has been sailing south of the Malvina Islands archipelago and is facing the mouth of the San Carlos Strait. It is headed for the British Antarctic base Rothera.

15 de November de 2024 10:54

The Marine Traffic tracking app locates the ship south of the San Carlos Strait, which divides Soledad Island from Gran Malvinas.

The global navigation satellite tracking platform Marine Traffic has located the Malvinas Islands- flagged icebreaker and scientific vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough at the southern entrance to the San Carlos Strait in the Malvina Islands.

The Attenborough arrived in the southern archipelago, after remaining until last Saturday 9th, in the port of Montevideo. For three days, it loaded fuel and provisioned itself, to begin the 2024-2025 Antarctic season, at the Rothera base and operating for the British Antarctic Survey , where it is estimated to arrive next Friday 22nd.

At this time, it is You can observe it -like thousands of other ships- by accessing the satellite tracking website www.marinetraffic.com , which provides precise data on the vessel, its journey starting in the port of Harwich -in the United Kingdom-, the stops on the Portuguese island of Madeira, then in the ports of Recife in Brazil and in Montevideo; - and now at the southern mouth of the Strait of San Carlos.

By Agenda Malvinas

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