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 the helm of the ship on 12 September 2012. She has been involved in prolonged missions to Antarctica, but a planned expedition to monitor fisheries in the Southern Ocean had to be cancelled because the vessel was not equipped to handle the challenging ice conditions.