Tag: RFA Argus
Royal Navy nets 1,000kgs of cocaine in Caribbean
(CNS): British warships on duty in this region, standing by to assist with any natural disasters, have also been involved in a number of drug enforcement operations after some practice runs in the Cayman Islands this summer. Working with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the RFA Argus netted eleven packages of cocaine, weighing more […]
British Navy ship leaves as cop choppers return
(CNS): The RCIPS helicopters are back in the air and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Argus is back at sea, after the UK navy had stepped in to support the local police while the choppers were undergoing maintenance. Equipped with both a Merlin and a Wildcat helicopter, during its two-week stay the Argus provided air […]
Royal Navy to fill in for RCIPS choppers
(CNS): One of the RCIPS’ two helicopters remains in the United States, where it has been since before the current health crisis, and the other is due for routine maintenance and must be sent off-island for two weeks in June. However, the gap in police support left by the absence of these two machines will […]
Navy and police choppers on ‘recce’
(CNS): With the Royal Navy task force ship, RFA Argus, anchored off the coast of Grand Cayman, military personnel from the ship will be joining the RCIPS in helicopter reconnaissance and drug interdiction flights, as COVID-19 has limited the planned pre-hurricane season exercises. Governor Martyn Roper said Monday that no one from the crew will […]
