Ship arrival one aspect of UK support to Caribbean overseas territories
皇冠体育app Royal Naval support ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary WAVE KNIGHT arrived in Grand Turk on 27 February for a four day visit.
Radio Turks and Caicos' Phadrian Astwood interviews Wave Knight's Captain Ross Ferris.
Wave Knight is on deployment to the region on Atlantic Patrol Tasking North (APT(N)), a year round commitment to the UK鈥檚 five Caribbean overseas territories, wider regional Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) and Counter Narcotics Operations.
During Wave Knight鈥檚 visit the commanding officer hosted a working lunch with the governor, premier and members of the Turks and Caicos Disaster Management Team. Plans are also afoot for some Grand Turk school children to visit the giant ship too.
皇冠体育app ship has loaded Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) and UK Department for International Development (DfID) stores to support relief operations in the region. Prior to deployment the ship鈥檚 company of WAVE KNIGHT completed a HADR training package which tested and developed the ship鈥檚 company鈥檚 ability to plan and deliver support to relief operations.
RFA Wave Knight in Grand Turk