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More than 500 tonnes of stores – food, shelters, blankets and water cans – are packed aboard HMS Illustrious ready to help the people of the Philippines after the helicopter carrier stocked up in Singapore.HMS Illustrious carries a range of helicopters – Fleet Air Arm Sea Kings and Merlins, plus Army Air Corps Lynx – which will be essential in moving people and consignments of aid around the country until the infrastructure can be repaired. She also has J Company 42 Commando Royal Marines and 24 Commando Royal Engineers embarked alongside her crew of approximately 650 men and women. If necessary, Lusty can offer additional humanitarian assistance including the provision of medical and engineering teams.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 22:35:37 +0000

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