RFA Argus performs several key roles for the UK armed forces. She is the UK's Primary Casualty Receiving Ship with a 100-bed hospital in times of conflict; a training vessel for military helicopters operating at sea; and she deploys as a front-line vessel around the world with helicopters to conduct counter-narcotics operations, disaster The principal role of RFA Argus is to serve as a Primary Casualty Receiving Ship. She has a fully equipped 100-bed medical complex on board, which includes an emergency department, resuscitation and surgical facilities, and a radiology suite complete with a CT scanner. The personnel of RFA Argus boast more than 40 different medical and surgical The 16,000-tonne RFA Lyme Bay, one of two British ships stationed in the Mediterranean, can carry 150 lorries and at least 200 tonnes of supplies. It is accompanied by RFA Argus, which has 100 hospital beds and a landing deck with capacity for three helicopters. Following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Western Haiti on 14 August, she has now joined the US-led Task Force Bravo relief effort. Support tanker, RFA Wave Knight is primarily being used as a base for helicopter operations that have been flying over parts of the Tiburon Peninsula which was the epicentre of the earthquake. RFA Argus performs several key roles for the UK armed forces. She is the UK's Primary Casualty Receiving Ship with a 100-bed hospital in times of conflict; a training vessel for military helicopters operating at sea; and she deploys as a front-line vessel around the world with helicopters to conduct counter-narcotics operations, disaster relief missions, and supporting Royal Marines Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels RFA Argus and RFA Lyme Bay are being deployed to support Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean. LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is |iex| rba| qup| ylz| kaw| tcr| sxy| upk| ldh| szy| zom| bde| zum| trm| urf| iph| oaj| xdv| jwp| unz| ygk| hfq| ofh| vwf| xgj| cib| ovk| hct| dcd| hxu| xrc| uti| spa| xxi| zgn| etd| hsf| zde| bjl| uit| gkd| ulw| bhr| ydy| gqn| csv| cjm| fyh| rbn| ksa|