Royal Navy Media Archive
MF130167
HMS Daring has today loaded her stores at Cebu port with lifesaving humanitarian aid and is on her way to Philippine islands that have been without help since Typhoon Haiyan struck.
The flight crew flew their Lynx helicopter on six recces of remote areas for signs of destruction, covering a total of 48 islands and 32,000 nautical miles squared. From the images that came back, the command team have now identified several areas that are desperately in need of aid.
HMS Daring, which was in the South China Sea as part of the exercise, immediately changed course to head for the stricken state where more than 10,000 people are believed dead. It is estimated she will arrive at the Philippines in three days' time.
Photo: A stores party from HMS Daring load humanitarian stores onto a barge in Cebu.
POPHOT Paul A'Barrow
HMS Daring
MF130167
HMS Daring has today loaded her stores at Cebu port with lifesaving humanitarian aid and is on her way to Philippine islands that have been without help since Typhoon Haiyan struck.
The flight crew flew their Lynx helicopter on six recces of remote areas for signs of destruction, covering a total of 48 islands and 32,000 nautical miles squared. From the images that came back, the command team have now identified several areas that are desperately in need of aid.
HMS Daring, which was in the South China Sea as part of the exercise, immediately changed course to head for the stricken state where more than 10,000 people are believed dead. It is estimated she will arrive at the Philippines in three days' time.
Photo: A stores party from HMS Daring load humanitarian stores onto a barge in Cebu.
POPHOT Paul A'Barrow
HMS Daring