Sunday, April 28, 2024

Coast Guard in for the long haul

Date:

Share post:

The job is far from finished for the Barbados Coast Guard and its Dominica relief efforts.

Last night around 8 o’clock, the HMBS Rudyard Lewis’ crew put the final supplies on board in preparation for another 12-hour ride to the hurricane-stricken island.

The captain, Lieutenant David Harewood, told the DAILY NATION the crew had only arrived yesterday morning, but were ready to continue their work after eight hours of loading supplies.

“We came along dockside around 0600 hours and we did the washing down and prepping again,” Hardwood said aboard the Coast Guard vessel.

“We’ve been loading from about 12 o’clock until now. We have a lot of water, a lot of medical supplies and we also have a lot of non-perishable foods because we recognise that is the major need in Dominica, especially when it comes to water,” he added.

Harewood said he expected the Lewis to return either by Thursday or Friday. (AD)

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here
Captcha verification failed!
CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!

Crop over Ire

Related articles

Crop over Ire

Sponsorship challenges are contributing to high costume prices for revellers, bemoans president of the Barbados Association of Masqueraders...

US sets up board to advise on safe, secure use of AI

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The chief executives of OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are among the high-profile members of a...

Britney Spears settles long-running legal dispute with estranged father

Britney Spears has reached a settlement with her estranged father more than two years after the court-orderd termination of...

Moore: Young people joining BWU

General secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU) Toni Moore says there has been a resurgence of confidence...