Caribbean

Fred Olsen will be returning to Portsmouth with trips to the Norwegian Fjords and the Caribbean. Pictured: Balmoral in the Baltic.

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HMS Trent training alongside US Coast Guard forces during a recent Caribbean deployment.

Royal Navy sailors join forces with US on Caribbean deployment

The Malloy Unmanned Air System. A Royal Navy patrol ship has successfully conducted the first flight of a heavy-lift drone during operations in the Caribbean.

'Fantastic' cargo-lift drone launched from HMS Trent in Caribbean

Dennis Crown (John Hannah) is an ex-copper looking for a quiet life in the new Channel 5 drama Benidorm is Murder. (Picture: 5 Broadcasting Ltd/Clapperboard)

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Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

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Personnel from HMS Trent are briefed in Tampa's Fire Rescue HQ The Big House

Royal Navy sailors prepare for hurricane season

HMS Trent will be deployed again to the Caribbean on planned drug-busting operations. Royal Navy sailors will also be supporting British Overseas Territories during hurricane season.

'Excited' HMS Trent to tackle drug smugglers in Caribbean

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The government has addressed why plans for a new Royal Navy survey ship were cancelled. Picture: HMS Echo, which was retired in 2022.

Why plans for a new Royal Navy ship were 'cancelled'

HMS Trent sails into San Juan, Puerto Rico to conduct a handover with HMS Medway. HMS Trent will be taking over Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) from HMS Medway.

Sailors who helped rebuild lives after fierce hurricane return home

The Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera is heading towards Britain after reportedly sailing through president Donald Trump's ordered blockade of Venezuela. American forces are reportedly pursuing the vessel, with RAF assets monitoring it. The Royal Navy may be called upon.

RAF stalks Marinera Russia tanker chased by US forces from Venezuela

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Led by Minister of Agriculture, Samal Mojah Duggins, the 20-member senior delegation also included the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Geoffrey Ian Hanley, and Speaker of the National Assembly, Lanien Blanchette.

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Ships company help to clear out the female surgical ward at Falmouth Hospital, the roof had collapsed during hurricane Melissa.

39 pictures of sailors repairing hospital and school hit by hurricane
A Royal Navy patrol ship has completed a six-day operation in Jamaica to help repair devastating storm damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.
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Portsmouth-based HMS Trent seized £160m of cocaine from a narco-sub while operating in the Caribbean Sea. The UK has reportedly ended an intelligence sharing agreement with the USA regarding smugglers in the Caribbean.

UK stops sharing intelligence with USA about suspected drug vessels

Heartbroken sailors spoke of their pride in supporting those impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica, after Portsmouth-based HMS Trent was deployed to the region. Pictured: Black River residents are scavenging for food on the streets of Black River following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, Jamaica on October 29, 2025.

"Heartbroken" sailors start Jamaica clean-up after Hurricane Melissa

An aerial view of damaged buildings around the St. John's Anglican Church following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. HMS Trent has been fully deployed there after a Category Five storm hit last week.

Royal Navy fully deployed after Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

A man watches the waves crash into the walls at the Kingston Waterfront on October 27, 2025. Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm, as residents scrambled for shelter from what could be the island's most violent weather on record. The government has confirmed that British Royal Navy and military assets will be on hand to assist with disaster relief.

“Specialist rapid deployment teams” prepared after ferocious hurricane

Hurricane Melissa pictured by satellite as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Monday evening

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14 Oct 2025- HMS Trent is currently on stand-by as Hurricane Melissa is due to hit Jamaica. Pictured is the warship sailing into San Juan, Puerto Rico, to conduct a handover with HMS Medway. HMS Trent will be taking over Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) from HMS Medway.

"Storm of the century" hits Caribbean killing 3 as Royal Navy deployed

HMS Trent sails into San Juan, Puerto Rico to conduct a handover with HMS Medway. HMS Trent will be taking over Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) from HMS Medway.

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The Caribbean is always high on holiday wish lists but there is one island which pushes to the top with its unrelenting musical beat and sends out welcome vibes across the globe.
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HMS Trent returns to HMNB Portsmouth after 5 years of operations. The Royal Navy warship is now preparing for a lengthy deployment in the Caribbean.

HMS Trent tests crucial new systems ahead of drug-busting op

HMS Trent sailing to HMNB Portsmouth this morning. She has returned home after spending five years away on various deployments.

"Welcome home!": Royal Navy ship returns to city after five years

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HMS Medway has completed her maintenance period and is back patrolling the Caribbean region.

Royal Navy ship completes maintenance and continues drug-bust op

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Commander Gavin Lowe has become the new Commanding Officer of HMS Trent alongside Gibraltar, relieving Commander Tim Langford after two years at the helm. The Portsmouth Royal Navy vessel is bound for the Caribbean.

Upgraded HMS Trent receives new Commanding Officer before "busy" op

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Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Trent, based in Portsmouth, has finished her maintenance period in Malta and has been equipped with various upgrades.

Upgraded HMS Trent returns to fleet after "comprehensive" maintenance

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HMS Medway carried out a vital air defence exercise in the Caribbean Sea alongside USS Normandy, as well as other American and Dutch forces.

Vital air defence exercise completed by HMS Medway with USS Normandy

HMS Iron Duke leaves Portsmouth for deployment in 2014. Picture: Allan Hutchings (141864-039)

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The all-female Royal Navy team finished 3nd in the Women's Class and 19th overall, crossing the finish line at English Harbour in Antigua to complete a gruelling 3,000-mile rowing race. The crew of four, Izzy Rawlinson, Ali Aindow, Nicola Hall and Aaby Aldridge completed the race in 46 days, 12 hours, and 26 minutes.

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Royal Navy sailors aboard the Portsmouth-based ship HMS Medway cleared turtle nesting sites of dangerous waste on the Caribbean Island of Curacao during patrols of the region.

Charitable sailors support rare turtles during deployment patrols

The HMS Oardacious Royal Navy team have been delayed in returning home as they continue to complete the “World’s Toughest Row”. From left: Lieutenant Commander Ali Aindow and Petty Officer Aaby Aldridge.

Sailors hit by harsh weather while completing "World's Toughest Row"

Cruise ship Scarlet Lady will be returning to Portsmouth for the first time since 2021. Pictured are residents watching her depart on September 3, 2021, at The Round Tower in Old Portsmouth.

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HMS Medway supported citizens on the Turks and Caicos Islands after the British Oversea Territory was hit by Hurricane Oscar.

HMS Medway helps residents hit by vicious hurricane

HMS Oardacious will be sailing around The Atlantic with an all female crew for the first time from December 12, 2024, taking on the World's Toughest Row.
From left: Lt Cdr Ali Aindow, of Southsea, and Petty Officer Aaby Aldridge, of Gosport.

Determined all-female Navy team to take on "World's Toughest Row"

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MS Borealis will visit Portsmouth several times this Winter, taking tourists to several countries including Morocco and nations across the Caribbean.

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If I was to picture what paradise looks like, it would be the resort where I stayed in Jamaica. (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

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