Same-sex couple makes history with wedding in Antarctica

A couple has made history with their wedding in Antarctica. Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter, who are both stewards on a polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough, tied the knot on Sunday, becoming the first same-sex couple to wed in the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) of Antarctica.

Bourne and Carpenter, who have been together for 20 years, got married aboard the ship with 30 crew members. The historic ceremony was performed on the helideck by Captain Will Whatley.

They first met working aboard another ship, before being deployed in the last Gulf War.