After 20 months and 54,500nm, Captain Maryla Ingham RN has handed over Command of the Ice Patrol HMS Protector to Captain Tom Weaver OBE RN in the Falkland Islands.
The Royal Navy ship, HMS Protector left Port Kingstown yesterday, August 25 after a routine stop over during which crew were engaged in a slew of activities. [caption id="attachment 157331" align="alignnone" width="1024"] From left: Minister Keisal Peters, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Captain Ingham, Commanding Officer of the Royal Navy ship HMS Protector.[/caption] Each year, the United Kingdom deploys at least one Royal Navy ship to the Caribbean region to …