(NavyLookout) 24th September 2020
HMS Protector is currently in refit on Teesside and will deploy to the Antarctic later this year in support of UK interests, science and conservation.
HMS Protector is currently in refit on Teesside and will deploy to the Antarctic later this year in support of UK interests, science and conservation.
Ever wondered what it looks like when a dry dock re fills with water?
Watch this short time lapse video to see HMS Protector re entering water after refurbishment in Teesside.
It's possible. There has been an ongoing push to get more helicopters permanently based in the region, with the UK subsidising the purchase and the BoTs picking up the running costs. I know that Cayman now has a second helicopter and, more importantly, at least one additional pilot (and potentially a third, local pilot, if some personal animosities can be overcame). The two official pilots are Police and ex-Army Air Corps. This model is being rolled out to all the larger islandsdonald_of_tokyo wrote: ↑27 Jun 2022, 11:46 Is this the first case RN/RFA is going to gap helicopter in Carribbean HADR tasks
Damn..a helicopter pilot in the Cayman Islands. I really can't think of a better job than that.
You DO like to over exaggerate don't you.....
I thought Atlantic hurricane season was beginning of June to end off November so we would be near in the middle of it by now?wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 22:11You DO like to over exaggerate don't you.....
It was an exercise carried out by Protector during Antarctic Winter / our summer, i.e. her off-season from main task of ice patrol ship and supplying British Antarctic Stations.
It was a proof of concept giving us more options in accessing those areas requiring HADR assistance without having an operable harbour / dock. That will give more options to the RFA and OPV actually assigned to the Carribbean when the actual Hurricane season starts.
And??SW1 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 22:28I thought Atlantic hurricane season was beginning of June to end off November so we would be near in the middle of it by now?wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 22:11You DO like to over exaggerate don't you.....
It was an exercise carried out by Protector during Antarctic Winter / our summer, i.e. her off-season from main task of ice patrol ship and supplying British Antarctic Stations.
It was a proof of concept giving us more options in accessing those areas requiring HADR assistance without having an operable harbour / dock. That will give more options to the RFA and OPV actually assigned to the Carribbean when the actual Hurricane season starts.
Does Protector have any vertical lift options? Does Protector carry carry Mexes that can lend some serious engineering equipment?wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 22:11You DO like to over exaggerate don't you.....
It was an exercise carried out by Protector during Antarctic Winter / our summer, i.e. her off-season from main task of ice patrol ship and supplying British Antarctic Stations.
It was a proof of concept giving us more options in accessing those areas requiring HADR assistance without having an operable harbour / dock. That will give more options to the RFA and OPV actually assigned to the Carribbean when the actual Hurricane season starts.
Are you ignoring HMS Medway??RichardIC wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 13:42Does Protector have any vertical lift options? Does Protector carry carry Mexes that can lend some serious engineering equipment?wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 22:11You DO like to over exaggerate don't you.....
It was an exercise carried out by Protector during Antarctic Winter / our summer, i.e. her off-season from main task of ice patrol ship and supplying British Antarctic Stations.
It was a proof of concept giving us more options in accessing those areas requiring HADR assistance without having an operable harbour / dock. That will give more options to the RFA and OPV actually assigned to the Carribbean when the actual Hurricane season starts.
It’s there because nothing else is available.
Also forgetting the additional helicopters, new local regiments and their gear (mainly Unimogs, excavators and field kitchens at the moment), new Coastguard organisations, on-shore military planning and co-ordination teams seconded from the UK from each hurricane season, along with a number of other local resilience initiatives (e.g. complete field hospital kits).
May as well. With it’s lack of rotary, and it’s crew of under 40.wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 18:05Are you ignoring HMS Medway??RichardIC wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 13:42Does Protector have any vertical lift options? Does Protector carry carry Mexes that can lend some serious engineering equipment?wargame_insomniac wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 22:11You DO like to over exaggerate don't you.....
It was an exercise carried out by Protector during Antarctic Winter / our summer, i.e. her off-season from main task of ice patrol ship and supplying British Antarctic Stations.
It was a proof of concept giving us more options in accessing those areas requiring HADR assistance without having an operable harbour / dock. That will give more options to the RFA and OPV actually assigned to the Carribbean when the actual Hurricane season starts.
It’s there because nothing else is available.
I think all here agrees putting a Bay is the best option in view of HADR. Sending HMS Protector is a compromise, we all know.RichardIC wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 21:11May as well. With it’s lack of rotary, and it’s crew of under 40.