The UK Navy’s only icebreaker has broken down, suffering a double “engine failure,” The Telegraph reports.

According to preliminary data, maintenance problems may have caused the breakdown. If the vessel cannot be restored, a replacement may not become available until the 2030s at the earliest.

As the publication notes, the absence of an icebreaker will complicate the UK’s fulfillment of its obligations under the Antarctic Treaty.

❗️HMS Protector was built in Norway in 2000. In 2011, the UK leased the vessel, and in 2013 bought it outright for £51 million (about $67 million).

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