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The Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough
Will Watley is the captain of the Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough. The ship is 128.9 metres long, 24 metres wide and weighs 15,000 tonnes. It's designed to actually ride up on top of the ice and break it with the weight. And last season we completed our ice trials in the Antarctic very successfully.
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