And with the Ark Royal able to carry up to 65 aircraft, mainly the Fairey Swordfish, but also Fairey Fulmar, there were plenty of people coming and going to sneak Sam bits of fish.
From the lounge, where I was writing up the incidents of this excursion to the polar continent, I could hear the calls of petrel and albatross cavorting in the midst of the turmoil.
So, Merri set out to find some answers using a database of CT scanned sternums from 105 different bird species, like the Red-capped lark, Leach's Storm petrel and the Southern cassowary.
These areas of high sea surface temperatures have always helped drive the biggest storms and floods, including, in recent years, both Hurricane Sandy and super-typhoon Haiyan.
And finally, the Coca-Cola Company in the Philippines, a bottling and distribution company, received an award for providing disaster relief services to areas devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.
In sports, wheelchair fencer Gu Haiyan and weightlifter Qi Yongkai will carry the flag for Team China at the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics on Wednesday.
Survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan, which ripped through the Philippines killing more than 6,000 people, have been marking the 10th anniversary of the disaster.