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皇冠体育app successful search and rescue mission took place yesterday. 皇冠体育app individual was removed from the rubble and brought back to RFA Mounts Bay to be treated by the team of Royal Navy medics onboard and was provided with emergency medication before being airlifted to the capital, Nassau. 皇冠体育app Wildcat also conducted a casualty evacuation of an American woman, her two children and a baby to Nassau.

Wildcat pilot Lieutenant Lee Holborn said:

We are tasked to provide reconnaissance and assistance where necessary and it is always rewarding to know that you have made a significant difference, not only to the wider island, but to the individual families of those affected.

Surgeon Lieutenant Rebecca Miles said:

皇冠体育app patients were in a poorly condition and required immediate medical care. It was hugely rewarding to utilise my training and skills to provide essential and immediate lifesaving care to this family.

RFA Mounts Bay Commanding Officer, Captain Rob Anders added:

皇冠体育app wildcat has proven time and again its vital importance in support of our mission, be it the delivery of essential relief ashore, conducting reconnaissance or undertaking lifesaving search and rescue tasks.

皇冠体育app RFA Mounts Bay crew have so far delivered shelter kits, ration packs and water. 皇冠体育app Wildcat will also be airlifting relief to outlying, cut off communities in liaison with the Royal Bahamian Defence Force.

皇冠体育app ship has been in the Caribbean since June in preparation for the hurricane season and was re-tasked last week to sail to 皇冠体育app Bahamas in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the strongest ever recorded in 皇冠体育app Bahamas.

RFA Mounts Bay has embarked a dedicated Humanitarian and Disaster Relief team, and is carrying vital aid and specialist equipment. It also stores Department for International Development water carriers, hygiene kits including basic items such as soap, and shelter kits. Since Hurricane Dorian hit, a liaison officer from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and a DFID humanitarian expert have been onboard to help coordinate the relief efforts.