Union Jack raised by Royal Navy personnel
07/08/2012 17:07:00
As these pictures show, Royal Navy personnel have been at the height of the London 2012 Olympic fever over the past week as they continue their role as flag raisers for medal ceremonies.
Sea faring students sail to the Baltic with the Royal Navy
07/08/2012 16:20:00
Students from four British universities have travelled by sea to more than 30 European and Baltic ports with the Royal Navy for 12 weeks as part of an annual summer deployment.
HRH Prince Edward & The Countess of Wessex visit to RFA Mounts Bay
07/08/2012 12:31:00
The Earl of Wessex, HRH Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex paid an informal visit to RFA Mounts Bay over the weekend (Saturday 4 Aug) in Portland Harbour, Dorset, next to the Olympic sailing venue
Rookie Royal Marines Musicians make their mark with stunning performance in Portsmouth
07/08/2012 11:29:00
Three years of training by budding Royal Marines musicians came to a stirring climax at the weekend as they performed the band’s trademark ceremony in front of a 2,500-strong audience. A day of the very best music from the RM School of Music concluded in Portsmouth’s Guildhall Square with the world-famous...
Sutherland ready 'for whatever lies ahead' as she grapples terrorism and piracy
07/08/2012 10:43:00
Now on station east of Suez, ready to smite pirates, terrorists and anyone else who might use the sea for criminal purposes is the Fighting Clan: aka HMS Sutherland. The Devonport-based frigate has relieved her sister Westminster in the Indian Ocean after some final boarding party training in Crete and passage...
Echo pays historic visit to a Libya no longer under the Gaddafi yoke
07/08/2012 09:36:00
Survey ship HMS Echo made history as the first Royal Navy ship to visit Libya since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi. She spent five days in the capital Tripoli as part of initial steps helping the Libyans to forge a new navy after last year’s civil war.
First Sea Lord visits RFA Mounts Bay on operation Olympic duties
06/08/2012 16:57:00
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, visited RFA Mounts Bay alongside in Portland Port, this week as the ship plays host over the 2012 Olympic Games to numerous elements of the maritime security force currently securing Dorset’s 2012 Olympic sailing venue itself and coastal...
Gibraltar Squadron Busy With Exercises
06/08/2012 16:34:00
While Royal Navy personnel protect the Olympics others are making British territory safe overseas. The Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron is going through a busy summer off the southern tip of Spain.
Diamond tanked up for Gulf mission
06/08/2012 15:03:00
HMS Diamond has arrived in the Gulf – the second of Britain’s cutting-edge Type 45 destroyers to begin patrolling the sea this year. The Portsmouth-based warship, which relieved her sister Daring last month, will spend the second half of 2012 helping to keep the waters east of Suez safe for...
Liberty Lass delivering first class service to the Maritime Forces
06/08/2012 14:27:00
Among the grey/brown military and police marine vessels criss-crossing the surface of Portland harbour, ensuring that vessels taking part in the Olympic Sailing are properly accredited, there are two vessels that stand out with their bright cheery colours; the vivid orange of the RNLI Lifeboat and the less visible but...
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