The UK authorities has deployed the Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Trent to Jamaica to help with catastrophe aid efforts following the devastation attributable to Hurricane Melissa, in response to an announcement by the Ministry of Defence and Overseas, Commonwealth and Improvement Workplace.
HMS Trent, which arrived in storm-hit Falmouth on Tuesday, is carrying a crew of 75, together with specialist engineers who will work alongside Jamaican authorities on infrastructure assessments and emergency repairs.
The ship additionally carries drones and two inflexible inflatable Zodiac boats used to move personnel and tools ashore. In accordance with the Ministry of Defence, the vessel’s engineering groups will give attention to supporting restoration operations and restoring crucial infrastructure in affected communities.
Defence Secretary John Healey stated, “I’m happy with our British Armed Forces for the necessary position they play in catastrophe aid missions. Our Royal Navy and British Military personnel will assist their civilian colleagues with specialist engineering experience to help native restoration efforts – as Britain steps as much as assist these in want.”
Minister for the Caribbean Chris Elmore stated, “UK authorities groups have been working across the clock to get aid provides to these hardest hit by the hurricane, and the Royal Navy’s HMS Trent has arrived to help with native restoration efforts.” He added that British personnel have been working to revive important providers for communities affected by the storm.
The deployment follows the UK’s wider support package deal to Jamaica, which incorporates greater than 3,000 shelter kits and 1,500 solar-powered lanterns for households that misplaced energy. A Overseas Workplace Speedy Deployment Group can be within the nation to assist British nationals and coordinate with native companies.
HMS Trent is one in all 5 River-class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels constructed within the UK and varieties a part of the Royal Navy’s common presence within the Caribbean, conducting each humanitarian aid operations and counter-narcotics patrols. The ship had been stationed within the Turks and Caicos Islands earlier than being redirected to Jamaica on the request of the Jamaican authorities.