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| Largs Bay loading for Haiti | RFA Largs Bay is being rapidly stored before sailing for Haiti to aid the relief operation. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship will be loaded with supplies provided by the British government, as well as goods bought with donations from the British public in response to the disaster. She is expected to arrive in Haiti within three weeks. The ship, which is due to sail before the end of the month from Marchwood, Southampton, is being sent at the request of the United Nations. She is expected to stay in the region for some weeks to help the UN ferry bulk supplies around small outlying ports in Haiti. Largs Bay will be able to undertake a whole range of tasks, from transporting stores to providing a sea base for UK personnel employed in the humanitarian relief effort. She is equipped with a Mexeflote raft - a powered raft that can be used to offload ships at anchor and bring stock and equipment into shore when there is no established port. | 22/01/10 07:21 | |
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