HMS MEDWAY

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Patrol boat towed to Gibraltar

The HMS 'Medway' had to deal with a mechanical issue and was towed back to the shores of Gibraltar on June 28, 2024, by tugs during the afternoon followingthe trouble on post-refit trials. The HMS 'Medway' had been operating around the Falkland Islands for most of last year, a stark contrast compared to her usual tasks in the Caribbean. She took place of her sister ship HMS 'Forth', which was undergoing maintenance. Both ships then swapped places, with HMS 'Medway' undergoing engineering work after patrolling the South Atlantic for nine months and racking up 16,500 nautical miles.

Patrol boat saved crew of sinking tug

On Jan 6, 2023, the HMS 'Medway' rescued all five crew members of the tug 'EG Express' in the Caribbean when the vessel started to make water in choppy seas. The crew was plucked off the barge 'Winbuild 1810', loaded with sand, which they had been towing when their tug began to flood en route from St.Thomas to Barbuda, in pos. 17 33 00 N, 063 18 00 W. When the vessel’s engines failed, they took refuge on the barge and issued a distress call at around 1 p.m. about 20 miles west of Sint Maarten, near the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The castaways were taken aboard the patrol ship and later handed over to an SAR boat from Anguilla. Reports with photos: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/royal-navy-carry-out-dramatic-8005481 https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/national/23235245.warship-rescues-crew-sinking-tug-caribbean/