Lieutenant-Commander Robert McCaw assumed command of the vessel on 12 September 2012. Since then she has served on lengthy patrols of the Antarctic, though a planned mission to monitor fisheries in the Southern Ocean had to be cancelled because the vessel lacked the capability to operate in that level of ice cover.
Lieutenant-Commander Robert McCaw took over control of the ship on 12 September 2012. Since then, she has been involved in extended voyages to Antarctica, although a scheduled mission to monitor fisheries in the Southern Ocean had to be cancelled due to the vessel's inability to operate in such thick ice conditions.