CLAVE 1 / 4The Royal Navy’s only polar icebreaker, HMS Protector, was towed to Davenport on October 13 after suffering a "double-engine defect."
CLAVE 2 / 4The 25-year-old vessel, originally built in Norway in 2001, underwent a five-year drydocking in 2025 to extend its service life.
CLAVE 3 / 4HMS Protector holds a DNV Ice Class 05 rating, capable of breaking first-year ice up to 20 inches thick.
CLAVE 4 / 4Critics warn the UK lacks a replacement, leaving polar sovereignty missions at risk amid rising tensions near the Falkland Islands.
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