RFA Argus broke off from drug-busting duties in the Caribbean to deliver disaster relief aid to Jamaicans so they can repair more than 70 schools damaged by Superstorm Sandy last month. Although the local authorities dealt with the immediate aftermath of the storm, Argus carries also supplies which can help with the longer-term rebuilding process [...]
With today’s start of the hurricane season, the Netherlands Defence units stationed in the Caribbean are on official stand-by for providing emergency aid before, during and after hurricanes. This task is an addition to the main tasks of the Dutch navy, army and marechaussee personnel present in the area, counterdrugs operations being one of them. [...]
During the last week EU Naval Force (NAVFOR) Spanish and French frigates have ensured that much needed humanitarian aid has been delivered safely to the people of Somalia. From 5 to 11 April, Spanish frigate ESPS Infanta Elena and French warship FS Aconit took it in turns to escort World Food Programme (WFP) ship MW [...]
The Greek EU NAVFOR warship HS HYDRA used its recent port visit in Mombasa, Kenya, to support the Coast Province General Hospital and a local orphanage. In line with local support for countries of the Horn of Africa, HS HDRA provided medical supplies to the hospital. Medical supplies remain a scarce source in Eastern Africa. [...]
USS Halsey (DDG 97) responded to a call of distress from M/V Albrouj, a Yemeni dhow that was en route to Somalia from Yemen, while the U.S. ship was conducting helicopter operations in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 19. The guided-missile destroyer Halsey, which was two hours away from the position of the dhow, immediately [...]
A U.S. Coast Guard ship, assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 55, rendered aid to six Iranian mariners from a distressed vessel in the North Arabian Gulf, Jan. 10. At approximately 3 a.m. local time, Island-Class Patrol Boat USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326) operating in the area; when it was hailed by flares and flashlights from the [...]
The Spanish auxiliary oiler and replenishment ship, the SPS PATINO, Flagship of the European Union Naval Force Somalia, with the Force Commander, Captain Jorge Manso Revilla embarked, has recently completed a “first” for the mission by escorting a three ship convoy of ships chartered by the World Food Programme. Since the inception of the EU [...]
![Isreli Navy Intercepts, Boards Two Aid Ships Bound for Gaza]()
The Israeli military has confirmed that that its navy intercepted and boarded two aid boats that were approaching Gaza. The ships were… (xinhuanet) Source: xinhuanet, November 06, 2011
![Chinese Navy Hospital Ship Peace Ark Brings Medical Aid to Jamaica]()
Dozens of doctors and nurses fanned out from a Chinese navy hospital ship Tuesday to treat poor Jamaicans as part of a global humanitarian m… By David Mcfadden (abcnews) Source: abc, November 03, 2011;
![German Frigate FGS BAYERN Protects Food Aid to Somalia]()
The German frigate FGS BAYERN, part of the Operation ATALANTA counter-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, has recently escorted the merchant vessel “SEA MASTER I” safely into the port of Bossasso on the northern coast of Somalia. The ship was loaded with humanitarian-aid as part of the World Food Programme aid to those [...]
