This is the moment a friendly seal hopped on board the Royal Navy’s Fleet Flagship HMS Bulwark as they were making their final preparations for Exercise Joint Warrior. The seal swam up into the landing dock at the back of the ship as she was anchored off the east coast of Scotland near Carnoustie preparing for her part in the large scale exercise as the command platform. … [Read more...] about Navy Seal of approval for HMS Bulwark
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Royal Navy to test task force on huge NATO exercise
The largest ever NATO exercise to take place off the coast of Scotland has begun today as the Royal Navy, Army and RAF put their warfighting skills to the test. Seven warships from the UK, Netherlands and Canada sailed in formation from the East coast of Scotland round to the West today where they will join up with the rest of the task group on Tuesday. Involving more than 40 … [Read more...] about Royal Navy to test task force on huge NATO exercise
HMS Argyll bolsters l’entente cordiale
A mid Atlantic encounter has given a Royal Navy frigate the chance to exercise her capability alongside French colleagues. Plymouth based Type 23 frigate, HMS Argyll, has been operating off the west coast of Africa since early March working with international partners to provide global maritime security where it is needed. A small amphibious task group from the French Navy, … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll bolsters l’entente cordiale
HMS Argyll strengthens relations with Cape Verde
A Royal Navy frigate has been strengthening relations with the Cape Verde Islands by carrying out counter narcotics training drills. As part of a continuing effort by Her Majesty’s Government to support Cape Verde against the trade of illicit narcotics from South America to West Africa, Plymouth based HMS Argyll, spent a week at sea conducting counter narcotics training. A … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll strengthens relations with Cape Verde
Royal Navy assists injured fisherman
The crew of a Royal Navy vessel have rushed to the aid of an injured French fisherman trapped by bad weather on the Irish Sea. Royal Navy Hydrographic survey vessel, HMS Echo, was carrying out maritime security operations when she received a request for assistance from Milford Haven Coastguard. The coastguard had already scrambled both an RAF search and rescue helicopter and … [Read more...] about Royal Navy assists injured fisherman
Exercise Saharan Express success for HMS Argyll
A Plymouth based frigate has played a starring role in a maritime security exercise off the coast of West Africa. Whilst on deployment on Atlantic Patrol Task (South) reassurance duties, the Type 23 frigate, HMS Argyll, has successfully completed the multi-national exercise, Saharan Express, off the cost of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. The purpose of the exercise was … [Read more...] about Exercise Saharan Express success for HMS Argyll
HMS Argyll saves the life of a Japanese fisherman
Sailors on board the Plymouth Royal Navy warship patrolling off the coast of Africa saved the life of a Japanese fisherman with a serious head injury. The frigate HMS Argyll was on operations 20 miles off the Cape Verde coast in the Atlantic when it received news that a fisherman onboard the trawler Wakashio Maru was seriously hurt in an accident 24 hours earlier. His … [Read more...] about HMS Argyll saves the life of a Japanese fisherman
Royal Marines specialist Arctic training
Royal Marines from the South West have completed six weeks of specialist Arctic training with an all-out assault exercised on one of the relics of Hitler’s vaunted ‘fortress Europe’. The green berets of the Commando Logistic Regiment from Barnstaple, North Devon, and their supporting air power, the Commando Helicopter Force at Yeovilton, Somerset, and Arbroath-based 45 … [Read more...] about Royal Marines specialist Arctic training
South West Royal Marines’ Comic Relief
Trainee Commandoes and staff at a South West military base have been entering into the spirit of the BBC Comic Relief event. Recruits at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Lympstone, near Exmouth, Devon, donned Red Noses in aid of Comic Relief. The young Marines bought the noses to wear during one day of their tough training programme which included the challenging … [Read more...] about South West Royal Marines’ Comic Relief
HMS Defender with all guns blazing
The Royal Navy’s newest Type 45 destroyer has been undertaking intense sea trials off the south coast to test all of her guns. HMS Defender has been testing every single system onboard the new ship to ensure it is ready for operation. From radars to engines, computer systems to radios they have all had their turn, but more recently the upper deck gunnery systems have taken … [Read more...] about HMS Defender with all guns blazing
