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Article: UNITED KINGDOM: HMS IRON DUKE FACES ICEBERGS IN THE ANTARCTIC

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November 25, 2008
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The government of United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence's Royal Navy issued the following news release:

HMS Iron Duke, accompanied by RFA Black Rover, has successfully navigated large icebergs in the Antarctic Convergence Zone to make a safe passage from the Falkland Islands to South Georgia. HMS Iron Duke's Lynx Mk 3 helicopter was deployed to conduct twilight patrols to ensure a smooth passage to the area where the vessel is conducting an in-depth patrol.

Upon arrival off the coast of South Georgia HMS Iron Duke surveyed areas to the east of the island taking in the abandoned Whaling Stations at Leith, Husvik and Stromness. Both ships entered Cumberland Bay, and HMS Iron Duke took the ...

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