Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Tamar joined forces with authorities in Fiji and the Royal New Zealand Navy to help tackle illegal fishing in the South Pacific. The warship – on a long-term deployment to the region with her sister HMS Spey – scoured Fijian waters on the lookout for illicit activity. Experts reckon illegal fishing deprives Pacific nations of more than £200m … [Read more...] about Royal Navy joins Fiji to keep Pacific fish thieves at bay
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Royal Navy seizes nearly £300m of drugs in the Caribbean Sea
A Royal Navy warship seized £290.66m of cocaine and narcotics in two huge blows to drug runners in the Caribbean. British sailors, Royal Marines and a US Coast Guard team on HMS Trent intercepted a suspected smuggling speedboat south of the US Virgin Islands. The smugglers began jettisoning their illegal cargo as they fled towards land, but Trent, her fast sea boats and … [Read more...] about Royal Navy seizes nearly £300m of drugs in the Caribbean Sea
Babcock awarded contract to refit UK nuclear submarine
Babcock International Group PLC (“Babcock” or “the Group”) and the UK’s Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have agreed a full cost recovery contract worth an estimated £560 million to undertake the planned deep maintenance and life extension programme for HMS Victorious, one of the UK’s Vanguard Class nuclear submarines. The multi-year life extension programme will deliver HMS … [Read more...] about Babcock awarded contract to refit UK nuclear submarine
Royal Navy sailors clear waste off Antarctic island
Ice breaker HMS Protector returned to Brabant Island – on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula – for the first time since 2017 to continue work to remove abandoned equipment from an expedition in the 1980s. Ice had frozen some waste into position but subsequent thaw and freeze cycles meant it could now be removed seven years on. Twenty-nine members of HMS Protector’s … [Read more...] about Royal Navy sailors clear waste off Antarctic island
Navy team win world’s toughest rowing race after crossing Atlantic
A team of Royal Navy submariners today arrived in Antigua having won the world’s toughest rowing race: 3,000 miles across the Atlantic. After 35 days four hours and 30 minutes in their tiny boat Captain Jim, the five men, known collectively as HMS Oardacious, were greeted by hundreds of people in Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour – the first land they had seen since … [Read more...] about Navy team win world’s toughest rowing race after crossing Atlantic
Royal Navy supports science mission into human impact on Antarctica
The Royal Navy will help scientists study the impact of tourism and climate change on the Antarctic as icebreaker HMS Protector begins her annual polar mission. Scientists from the University of Portsmouth will work with HMS Protector until the end of January as the survey and research ship deploys with a double-pronged mission dedicated to better understanding the frozen … [Read more...] about Royal Navy supports science mission into human impact on Antarctica
Britain’s biggest warship extends the boundaries of UK carrier operations
The world’s most advanced naval jets have departed Britain’s biggest warship having laid the groundwork for expanded carrier operations in the future. After four weeks of intensive trials, training and data gathering, specially-modified F-35B Lightning stealth fighters have flown home from HMS Prince of Wales off the east coast of the United States. Coupled with a wealth … [Read more...] about Britain’s biggest warship extends the boundaries of UK carrier operations
Royal Navy rescuers and polar photographer to be honoured by The King
Two sailors who saved the crew of a stricken yacht in a Channel storm lead six Royal Navy personnel recognised for their service on the front line. Chief Petty Officer Stephen Froom and Able Seaman Alfie Hulme from destroyer HMS Diamond battled terrible conditions – which saw one of the yachtsmen tossed into the Channel when their vessel broke down and began sinking in … [Read more...] about Royal Navy rescuers and polar photographer to be honoured by The King
UK Carrier Strike Group shows strength in combat mission training
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her embarked jets and helicopters have proven their ability to provide the “punch” of the UK Carrier Strike Group during a series of simulated strike missions alongside international partners. The UK flagship has completed the first phase of her autumn deployment with simulated missions in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. The aircraft carrier was … [Read more...] about UK Carrier Strike Group shows strength in combat mission training
Royal Navy patrol ships begin third year of wide-ranging Pacific mission
Royal Navy patrol ships will experiment with protecting underwater infrastructure and the collective security of the Indo-Pacific region as the third year of their ground-breaking mission begins. HMS Tamar and Spey’s programme until the end of 2023 continues to expand the effectiveness and utility of the Royal Navy’s Offshore Patrol Ships, deployed around the globe in key … [Read more...] about Royal Navy patrol ships begin third year of wide-ranging Pacific mission
