A British navy vessel patrolling the Caribbean has stopped in Bermuda as part of a routine visit.

A spokesman for the Royal Navy said the stopover by HMS Trent would include “a routine crew change, logistics and rest”, but could not confirm when the ship would leave the island.

The patrol ship, based in Portsmouth, recently made headlines for a series of drug busts, including the interception of a “narco sub” in collaboration with the US Coast Guard and a US Maritime Patrol Aircraft earlier this month.

In that incident, the ship boarded a semi-submersed vessel about 220 miles south of the Dominican Republic and seized 2,000kg of cocaine worth more than $200 million.

The Royal Navy said this month that the Trent would provide a “reassuring presence to Overseas Territories in the Caribbean during hurricane season”, and help to address the flow of illegal cargo.

“Aboard the ship are around 50 specialists in disaster relief operations, including Crisis Response Troop from 24 Commando Royal Engineers,” the Royal Navy added.

“As well as carrying equipment to make repairs to damaged infrastructure and life-saving medical supplies, the ship has a drone system, called the Puma, which provides vital reconnaissance and surveillance and is operated by 700X Naval Air Squadron.

“The ship recently visited the British Virgin Islands, making repairs on Tortola after Tropical Storm Ernesto had passed through the region.”

The patrol boat was commissioned in 2020 and took part in training and counter-piracy operations before being deployed to the Caribbean last year.