Navy reacts to submarine threat to Britain
Thu 6:40 am +01:00, 28 Apr 2022A ROYAL NAVY warship loaded with attack helicopters has been spotted cruising off the North Wales coast today.
The RFA Argus auxiliary vessel was seen in waters of the coast of Gwynedd to the south of Criccieth. According to the Royal Navy website, the RFA Argus is a “Primary Casualty Receiving Ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.”
Royal Navy warship loaded with attack choppers spotted cruising off North Wales coast
A ROYAL NAVY warship loaded with attack helicopters has been spotted cruising off the North Wales coast today.
The RFA Argus auxiliary vessel was seen in waters of the coast of Gwynedd to the south of Criccieth. According to the Royal Navy website, the RFA Argus is a “Primary Casualty Receiving Ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.”
It has a 100-bed medical complex onboard and acts as a floating medical facility during times of crisis or war.
The huge ship, laden with helicopters weighs in at a whopping 28,081 tonnes, is 175 meters long, and can exceed a speed of 18 knots.
According to reports, the mighty ship is led by Captain Kevin Rimell.
The tracking website Marinetraffic.com has the ship heading to an unknown destination after leaving the port of Plymouth in Devon.
There are no details currently on why it is in the area.
The RFA Argus has been spotted off the Welsh coast, laden with attack helicopters (Image: Crown Copyright 2021)
The RFA Argus (circled) shown live on the Marine Traffic website (Image: MarineTraffic.com)
But it was a topic of conversation on the Criccieth Life Facebook page this morning, where photos of it off the coast appeared.
It was last in the news in December 2020 when it returned to the UK after helping stop more than £400m of drugs reaching Britain’s streets on operations in the Caribbean.
According to a Navy press release at the time: “The support ship departed eight months ago to support the region’s British Overseas Territories during hurricane season and the Covid-19 pandemic, but also to carry out counter-narcotics operations.
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The RFA Argus with its Merlin helicopters (Image: Crown Copyright 2021)
The RFA Argus weighs in at over 28k tonnes (Image: Crown Copyright 2021)
Commenting on the Caribbean operation, First Sea Lord, Admiral Tony Radakin, said: “I am extremely proud of what RFA Argus has achieved during her deployment.
“Protecting our overseas territories is a key part of the Royal Navy’s role in defending the UK’s interests worldwide.
“From countering drug smugglers to delivering humanitarian aid, Argus has proven just how versatile the Royal Navy is, and how valuable our continued forward presence remains.”
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