Hashtag: #BritishRoyalNavy
Photos: Military Ship ‘Mounts Bay’ Visits Hamilton
[Updated] The Royal Naval ship RFA Mounts Bay has arrived in Bermuda and can be seen docked in Hamilton Harbour. Last week the Royal Bermuda Regiment said, “The UK soldiers will work with the RBR to share expertise and experience in humanitarian and disaster relief [HADR] before they join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Mounts Bay when it docks... Read more of this article
Photos: RFA Mounts Bay Arrives In Bermuda
The Royal Naval support ship RFA Mounts Bay has arrived in Bermuda for a three day visit, where she is due to host a Disaster Management Presentation of the vessels capabilities for members of Bermuda’s EMO, and also host tours for the Bermuda Sea Cadets and the Bermuda Scouts Association. “RFA Mounts Bay has been on deployment to the region... Read more of this article
RFA Wave Knight Ship Arrives In Bermuda
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Wave Knight arrived today [May 25] as “part of UK’s support towards Bermuda’s preparations for the Americas Cup.” A spokesperson said, “RFA Wave Knight is on deployment to the region as part of her Atlantic Patrol Tasking [North] duties, a year round commitment to the UK’s Caribbean overseas... Read more of this article
Premier Dunkley Welcomes Royal Navy Captain
Earlier this week, Premier Michael Dunkley welcomed Commanding Officer Captain Nigel Budd of the Royal Naval support ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary [RFA] Wave Knight to the Cabinet Office. The RFA Wave Knight is currently in Bermuda for a visit, having arrived on Tuesday [Feb. 14]. Premier Dunkley and Captain Nigel Budd “During their cordial meeting... Read more of this article
RFA Wave Knight Arrives In Bermuda For Visit
The Royal Naval support ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary Wave Knight arrived in Bermuda on February 14th for a four day visit. RFA Wave Knight is on deployment to the region as part of her Atlantic Patrol Tasking [North] duties, a year round commitment to the UK’s Caribbean overseas territories and Bermuda, wider regional humanitarian aid and disaster relief... Read more of this article
Photos: Navy Ship ‘HMS Mersey’ In Hamilton
The UK’s Royal Navy ship HMS Mersey has arrived in Bermuda, and is presently docked in Hamilton where they will be hosting an open today [Jan 21] between the hours of 10am and 2pm. Earlier this month, the Royal Navy said, “HMS Mersey sailed from Portsmouth today for a seven-month deployment to the North Atlantic. “The ship will provide... Read more of this article
Royal Navy Ship Open House On January 21st
The public are invited to attend an open day aboard the UK’s Royal Navy Ship HMS Mersey on January 21st, Government House said today. “The public are invited to attend an open day aboard the UK’s Royal Naval Ship HMS Mersey between the hours of 10am and 2pm, on 21st January,” a spokesperson said. “There is no need to confirm your... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: RFA Lyme Bay Ship & Helicopter
[Updated] The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Lyme Bay is presently docked in St George’s, and a helicopter from the ship took off at around 1.30pm this afternoon [July 7] and is presently flying over the island. The Royal Navy website describes the vessel by saying: “RFA Lyme Bay is capable of delivering a significant fighting force anywhere... Read more of this article
Video: Royal Navy Helicopter Picks Up Governor
[Updated] As many people may have noticed, there is a helicopter buzzing overhead today [Apr 15], having flown from the west end, to Devonshire, then traveled back to the west end. The Governor and his ADC get ready to board the helicopter The helicopter, which is off the Royal Navy’s HMS Lancaster which is presently in Dockyard, landed on police... Read more of this article
Video: HMS Argyll Makes Big Cocaine Seizure
The HMS Argyll — which recently assisting with the clean-up following Hurricane Gonzalo — has made another big drug bust, this time shooting out the engines of a boat carrying 215 kilos of cocaine. The snipers took aim from a Lynx helicopter after the boat refused to stop, successfully disabling all three engines in seconds and bringing... Read more of this article
HMS Argyll Seizes $15 Million In Cocaine
The HMS Argyll seized over 200Kg [441lbs] of cocaine with what was said to be an estimated street value of $15 million only a day after leaving Bermuda, where the ship had been assisting with the clean-up following Hurricane Gonzalo. After spending four days in Bermuda, she was returning to the Caribbean when the ship encountered a suspect yacht in... Read more of this article
Governor & Senator Thank Royal Navy Crew
The British Navy vessel the HMS Argyll departed Bermuda earlier this week after spending four days on the Island working with Bermuda Regiment soldiers and other agency work crews in the post Hurricane Gonzalo clean-up activities. The Argyll’s helicopter also assisted in aerial reconnaissance to survey residential roof damage sustained from the storm. This... Read more of this article
