Royal Navy Merlin Helicopter with Albanian Patrol Boat MOD 45154610
HMS Illustrious was operating off the coast of Albania conducting board exercises with fellow NATO member Albania. Members of the ships boarding party boarded the patrol boat from the Albanian Navy which was playing the part of a suspect vessel.
Supporting the exercise was a Merlin helicopter from 814 Naval Air Squadron which hovered overhead providing top cover to the boarding teams. Boarding operations are regularly practised by Royal Navy ships as they can be called upon to do this at any time, anywhere in the world.
HMS Illustrious is taking part in Cougar, a three month deployment to the Mediterranean as part of the United Kingdom’s Response Force Task Group, exercising with key allies. Exercises will include Corsican Lion, which will test the maritime element of the UK-French Joined Expeditionary Force, and Exercise Albanian Lion which will provide superb faculties for the Lead commando group to train with Albanian forces, consolidating our relationship.
- Organization: ROYAL NAVY
- Object Name: IL120452058
- Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Ships, Foreign Ships, Minor Craft, Operations, Exercises
- Keywords: Albania, Albanian, Boarding, BOARDEX, Partnership, International, Cooperation, Joint, NATO, Royal Navy, Equipment, Aircraft, Helicopter, Merlin , HM Mk1, 814 Squadron
- Country: Adriatic Sea
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