| The RRS Discovery made international news this week as she docked in Chile for a special port visit ahead of her next research expedition, 'COMICS'. On 9 January, Her Majesty's Ambassador, Fiona Clouder, ship's Captain, Antonio Gatti and NOC Associate Director of Innovation, Kevin Forshaw, hosted a reception for representatives from local government and the marine sector in Chile. Guests toured the ship and had the opportunity to network about science links between Chile and the UK. Read more on the GOV.UK website.
The following day the ship welcomed students from the University of Magallanes, PAR Explora Magallanes and eight junior scientists from the Future Junior Congress, to discover more about the science undertaken on board and the technology used in ocean research. There were a lot of great images shared by @UKinChile.
 The visit was captured by ITV Patagonia - click the button above to watch. The RRS Discovery arrived in Punta Arenas in advance of her next research expedition, to undertake seismic survey and piston coring operations in the eastern Falkland Plateau region of the Subantarctic Southwest Atlantic Ocean. This expedition is part of the UK International Ocean Discovery Program, an international marine research collaboration dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of the Earth through drilling, collecting core samples, and monitoring the subseafloor. | 
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