RUSHES: GVs RRS Sir David Attenborough in ice at night / interview Captain Will Whatley

GVs RRS Sir David Attenborough in ice at night / interview Captain Will Whatley; ANTARCTICA/AT SEA:INT / NIGHTCaptain Will Whatley (Ships' Captain, RRS Sir David Attenborough) interview with Martin Strew (ITV News) (4/7)Q: How much ice is there below? as kids we are touaght there is more below as Icebergs are bigger below the surface. How worried are you at wahta you can't see that's beneath the water? SOTA: Captain Will Whatley (Ships' Captain, RRS Sir David Attenborough) interview SOT- on depth of sea ice and area it spans under water (the 'foot' of the ice that speads horizontal as well as vertical out of sight)Q: This is the latest in the winter we have made the journey, what extra prep have you had to do to think about the conditions because of that? SOTA: Captain Will Whatley (Ships' Captain, RRS Sir David Attenborough) interview SOT- care consideration of visit as no other ships in area to come to aid in emergency- on speacial training using polar survival equipment for land and sea- on mapping refuge areas and having necessary contact details of stationsQ: What is the contingency, say that pack ice came in and we got stuck - what do we do then? SOTA: Captain Will Whatley (Ships' Captain, RRS Sir David Attenborough) interview SOT- on methords to become 'unstuck' by: increasing power, adding roll to ship to break friction with water and ice, pump extra fuel and swing the crane weights around (to shift position in water)- otherwise the ship has to wait for weather conditions to change / wind change and pressure pushing ice against ship