The article discusses the journey of a captain working for the British Antarctic Survey, detailing his passion for icebreaking. Since starting as a junior officer at 19, he has advanced to leading the Sir David Attenborough, which acts as a floating laboratory for scientific missions. The ship facilitates crucial research in Antarctica by breaking ice to reach stations, conducting marine science, and transporting supplies and waste. This challenging work allows for intricate ship handling and contributes to climate change studies, particularly around the Thwaites glacier.
One of the reasons I am obsessed with icebreaking is because you are taught, during maritime training, how not to hit things. To get to drive a ship that's designed to hit the ice is great fun.
We break the ice to get to the British research stations in the Antarctic, so we can resupply the people there with all the food, fuel and scientific equipment they need.
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