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Gunline-Apr-10 Gunline - The First Point of Contact Published by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service April 2010 www.rfa.mod.uk RFA LARGS BAY BEATS THE RAIN TO UNLOAD ESSENTIAL CARGO IN HAITI e were somewhere off The load was provided by Department for WCherbourg, on our way to International Development (DfID) and Cyprus. A head popped round the various charities, including The Red Cross curtain: “We’re turning back” “Haiti?” and Save the Children Fund who provided “Yes, I‘ve just had a phone call, I’m some of the vehicles. going to make a pipe to the ship’s In addition, we were supported by an company.” So the CO told the ship of RN Doctor, Public Relations Officer, L/H our change of tasking, and we returned Phot, CIS Ratings and a three man Vertrep to Marchwood the following morning team, an eight man Royal Marines Force to prepare for what was to be called Protection team and the Royal Logistic OPERATION PANLAKE. Corps provided a team of 38 including a The next 10 days were a hectic stevedore gang and LCVP and Mexe period of planning and brainstorming, crew, a total of 127 individuals focussed with innumerable “Requests for on one mission. Information” from PJHQ and FLEET. The Bay of Biscay is well known for its Support from various HQ cells was lumpy seas. In this case, the Bay seemed superb, with instant help to normally to extend until we passed near the Turks intractable problems - extra laptops and Caicos Islands 2 weeks later, as we appeared as we berthed at Marchwood. felt the force of a continuum of Atlantic “I don’t know” became the most depressions. overused phrase on board, as We kept ourselves busy with everybody was asking everybody else involvement in the “Race the ship to conduct a quick recce of the beach this rice, the Mexe shuttling back and forth what the plan was. The light at the end Haiti”. Members of the crew and embarked afternoon, in preparation for the main with 100 tonnes every few hours. The of the tunnel gradually became clearer, forces on RFA LARGS BAY ran, cycled event which starts at first light tomorrow Cargo was topped up with several and initial rumours of 300 engineers and rowed the 4283 nautical miles to Haiti morning. We expect to take approximately pallets of MRE – Meals Ready to Eat, in a race against the Ship in order to raise 14 hours to unload all the cargo.’’ and dried Peas. money for the DEC Haiti appeal. The Unloading of the cargo commenced by LARGS BAY then sailed to anchor off individuals logged their daily exercise in Mexe the following morning. LARGS Gonaives, a town 70 miles to the North the gym and beat the Ship to Port Au BAY took up a DP position about one mile West of Port au Prince, off loading by Prince. If you would like to donate to the off a ‘beach’ just north of Port Au Prince Mexe load of provisions comprising of appeal yet please visit our Just Giving page harbour. The harbour itself was 3600 sacks of peas, 4050 sacks of rice www.justgiving.com/LargsBayracetoHaiti inaccessible as much of the port had been and 7392 cartons of ready to eat meals We arrived off Port au Prince on the destroyed in the earthquake. A subsequent will be enough to feed 400,000 Haitians evening of 18 February, when visit revealed that many of the jetties and for a month to a WFP warehouse ashore, Commanding Officer, Captain Ian wharfs had simply disintegrated and fallen enough food to keep 200,000 people fed Johnson said, “I am glad that we have into the sea. There was a huge container for a month. Mary O’Neil’, the Port finally arrived in Haiti. We have had some crane sticking out of the water at a crazy Captain for the World Food Programme and a container from the Sun filled with very heavy weather along the way so it is angle and many buildings were destroyed. and principal organiser of the teddy bears translated to the reality, good to be in the calmer waters of the It is difficult to imagine the forces capable consignment said, ‘Our arrival in when we sailed on Wednesday 3 Caribbean so we can concentrate on the of producing such devastation. Gonaives displays the versatility of the February, with a mix of 40 four wheel job in hand. The weather today is like a LARGS BAY had been placed at the excellent ship Largs Bay and the niche drive vehicles and disaster relief stores typical day at home; overcast and grey and disposal of the World Food Programme capability that it has brought to Haiti. including water purification equipment we are conscious that the rainy season is (WFP). Over the next four days, the This is the first time that the World Food and 5700 sheets of corrugated iron upon us. My team are raring to go but vehicle deck gradually filled up with Programme has worked so closely with sheeting and 15 containers for shelter. before we unload any cargo we will aggregate bags filled with 50kg sacks of any maritime military organisation and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Largs Bay is just perfect for our needs.’’ The roads were so bad, that the cargo ROYALROYAL FLEETFLEET AUXILIARYAUXILIARY COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY WEBSITEWEBSITE the ship transports eases pressure ashore on the roads. This one load ForFor ServingServing MembersMembers,, theirtheir FamilyFamily andand FriendsFriends alone will keep 300 lorries off the fragile coast road and allow them to be put to essential use in clearing Port au Prince and the outlying environs. INFORMATION ADVICE On completion, the ship returned to Port au Prince, and repeated the COMMUNICATION procedure, taking the next load to Jacmel in the South, where up to 85% of the dwellings were flattened by the earthquake. The race to Haiti has been won, the next race was to discharge all the cargo, dry, before the onset of the www.rfacom.mod.uk rainy season. 2 - Gunline Commodore Bill Walworth CAPTAIN NIGEL JONES RETIRES rom the fourth aptain Nigel Jones stepped ashore from RFA Ffloor of Leach CCardigan Bay on 31 January 2010 in the Asry Building we can begin shipyard Bahrain for the last time. After showing his to see green shoots in pass at the barrier he proceeded to leave and was driven the hedgerows, daffodils and at long to the airport to catch his flight home to enjoy his final last the sun. By the leave before retiring in late April after almost 41 years time you read this service. spring will be here. His last month was a five week voyage in the extreme Ship focus over the Northern Arabian Gulf in Command of RFA Cardigan past few months is Bay where he has been the ‘Owner’ Commanding covered pretty Officer since January 2006. During the Christmas comprehensively in this edition of Gunline break in Dubai he was formally dined out by the Heads and I am delighted at of Department at the Hyatt Regency Hotel where the the number of articles from our sea goers. In highlight is a revolving restaurant. A fine meal Abbeywood, Northwood and Whale Island everyone accompanied by good wine was enjoyed by colleagues has been busy doing what they can to provide support and friends. to our ships, while taking our part in sharing out the Captain Jones arrived in Bahrain on 30 January and money and resources, preparing for the Defence The end of a long partnership as respective Review that will take place after the election and, of was met onboard by Commodore Tim Lowe, who had CO & XO owners since ship build; Chief course, working with the Value For Money Review embarked at the Sitra Buoy to witness Captain Jones’s Officer Martin Gould (L) presents Captain Group. final berthing in Command of an RFA. That evening Nigel (R) with an embroidered ships crest. We were honoured when His Royal Highness, The Captain Nigel was given a presentation in the Officers Earl of Wessex took the salute at the passing out Lounge by the officers and crew who presented cards to retired life, a card and flowers were sent to her at home. parade at BRNC Dartmouth in December and mark the occasion. After a collection which had His last evening aboard an RFA was informal with delighted that he continues to show a close interest in previously taken place he was presented with a cheque friends enjoying a relaxing reflective evening with a our activities. On the big day he talked to the RFA graduates and their families and made it an so that he can purchase an item of his own choice. few drinks prior to a run ashore for dinner, all being unforgettable day for everyone who passed out. You He was additionally presented with a framed part of his request for a no-fuss departure. will be able to read articles from our people at HMS embroidered ship’s crest to commemorate his time Sincere best wishes go to Captain Nigel and Sue his Collingwood and HMS Raleigh, the other major spent as “owner” of Cardigan Bay. As Captain Jones wife for his forthcoming retirement from all those in training establishments, where there is clearly high was abroad, his wife Sue was unable to attend the Cardigan Bay hoping that it brings prolonged good quality training going on. This investment in training presentation. As she will be a very important part of his health and happiness.
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