Today's historic moment of the first V22-Osprey landing onboard an RFA ship.
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RFA Mounts Bay
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- The Marine Engineering Officer and First Off E have been busy fixing one of the Diesel Generator Exhausts this week. Great job and new coveralls all round!
- Welcome onboard! @45CdoGp - Getting ready for our autumn deployment... See you soon @hms_albion @RFAArgus @RFAHeadquarters #onload #royalmarines #royalfleetauxiliary
- #MountsBay has completed a replenishment (RAS) with @ZrMsKarelDman this morning, by an unusual method... Fuel was passed between the two ships whilst both were dynamically positioned (DP), whilst simultaneously carrying out amphib and flying ops #JointViking23
- Mounts Bay's crew have volunteered to work through the night to fill enough water carriers to supplement its remaining bottled water supplies for an extra 1000 people. #ReadyForAnything #Dorian #MightyMounts
- Mounts Bay steps up to the challenge and completes the task in double time. It isn't just water, it's life. #ReadyForAnything #MightyMounts #Abaco
- Today we welcomed #NylandBrigade to #MightyMounts the Jehu-700 landing craft, looks very much at home in our dock. ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช@Navyfi @ukinfinland @ComdLittoralSG
- The phenomenon that is #seasmoke all part of the familiarisation we are receiving from our time in #Finland & #TheBaltic . . . #mightymounts #littoralstrike @Navyfi @ComdLittoralSG #rfa #UKinFinland
00:00 - Mounts Bay is standing by. Final checks on board complete. All personnel ready to assist. #Bahamas #MightyMounts #HurricaneDorian #Dorian #ReadyForAnything #RoyalFleetAuxiliary @RFAHeadquarters
- Wildcat has launched and first boats away to Marsh Harbour. @RFAHeadquarters @DFID_UK #RoyalFleetAuxiliary #HurricaneDorian #MightyMounts #Bahamas
- @RFAMountsBay is making best speed for the Bahamas to standby to provide assistance for Hurricane #Dorian. All personnel on board are ready to assist. #MightyMounts #RoyalFleetAuxiliary @RFAHeadquarters
- Not your average view... providing a unique perspective from below the waterline. #MountsBay is now high and dry in Falmouth & receiving some much loved TLC to her external hull. The ships azimuth pods and stern door on show demonstrating her unique capabilities ๐
- Dealing with some serious weather this morning in Portland. What do you think the biggest gust we record will be?
