Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill
Steven Morris Adapted from an article published in The Guardian newspaper, 28 January 2003. Helicopter duo
from liferaft after Antarctic crash
,Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill
Steven Morris Adapted from an article published in The Guardian newspaper, 28 January 2003. Helicopter duo
from liferaft after Antarctic crash
, Their last expedition ended in farce when the Russians threatened to send in military planes to intercept th
tried to cross into Siberia via the icebound Bering Strait.
Yesterday a new adventure undertaken by British explorers Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith almost led to tra
their helicopter plunged into the sea off Antarctica.
The men were plucked from the icy water by a Chilean naval ship after a nine-hour rescue which began when
contacted his wife, Jo Vestey, on his satellite phone asking for assistance. The rescue involved the Royal Na
and British coastguards.
Steven Morris Adapted from an article published in The Guardian newspaper, 28 January 2003. Helicopter duo
from liferaft after Antarctic crash
,Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill
Steven Morris Adapted from an article published in The Guardian newspaper, 28 January 2003. Helicopter duo
from liferaft after Antarctic crash
, Their last expedition ended in farce when the Russians threatened to send in military planes to intercept th
tried to cross into Siberia via the icebound Bering Strait.
Yesterday a new adventure undertaken by British explorers Steve Brooks and Quentin Smith almost led to tra
their helicopter plunged into the sea off Antarctica.
The men were plucked from the icy water by a Chilean naval ship after a nine-hour rescue which began when
contacted his wife, Jo Vestey, on his satellite phone asking for assistance. The rescue involved the Royal Na
and British coastguards.
