In addition NERC has two further large research vessels, the RRS Discovery and the more recently acquired RRS James Cook, both of which can work in polar waters but not in the presence of sea-ice. RRS ...

The rudder will be repaired following its removal from the ship The rudder from the RRS Discovery in Dundee has been removed as part of major conservation works on Captain Scott's Antarctic ship.

It is exactly 30 years since thousands of people lined the route of RRS Discovery's final journey on the River Tay. Since then it has become a fixture of Dundee's cityscape, permanently berthed at ...