British father and son swim to the most remote place on Earth - only to be attacked by an albatross when they get there

A British explorer and his son have revealed the hilarious moment they attacked by an albatross after they swam to the most remote place on Earth.

Last month, Chris Brown, 62, hit the headlines sharing his incredible quest to Point Nemo - one of the world's eight Poles of Inaccessibility - in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with his son Mika, 30.

Now the father-of-two, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, has gone viral after sharing one of the funnier events from the once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

Excited to have reached their destination, Chris and Mika jumped in the water for a relaxing swim - which was soon interrupted.

With the location being so remote they had not expected to run into any marine life or wildlife. 

Point Nemo can be closer to astronauts than anyone on dry land if the ISS is flying overhead, the space station around 370–460km above the Earth's surface but Point Nemo is 2,688km from the nearest island.

In a TikTok, that has over 6,000 views and growing, the pair get attacked by a cranky albatross.

Despite their efforts to fight back, the seabird remained undefeated.

'We got attacked at the loneliest place on Earth,' the caption reads.

'When we arrived at Point Nemo, we were eager to get into the ocean and immerse ourselves whilst making history, but what came next took us by surprise.

'A massive albatross swooped down and tried to attack us - with the bird not taking no for an answer!

'Even after trying to bat the big guy away with our hefty camera, he was still trying to attack us!'

Chris explained that the bird had been following their boat, the Hanse Explorer, as they set sail.

Albatrosses are a large species of seabird, with wingspans measuring up to a colossal 11 feet.

They have been nicknamed 'nomads of the oceans' and can spend years without ever touching land, and are often seen alone travelling thousands of miles for one journey.

Since reaching Point Nemo, Chris only has two destinations left to complete his goal - the Northern and the Eurasian.

He is the first person ever to document an expedition to the location, which is also known as the spacecraft graveyard as so much space junk is dumped there.

The explorer, who logs his adventures on inaccessibility.net, added: 'It is fantastic to have reached Point Nemo finally after all these years of planning.

'I am really chuffed to have visited six of the eight Poles of Inaccessibility.'