WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24: The Royal Navy’s HMS Manchester is due to visit Bermuda tomorrow for two days as part of her deployment to the Caribbean region.

She recently stood by the Island after Hurricane Igor and her Helicopter was able to carry out an aerial survey to confirm that there was no substantial damage.

Since deploying to the Caribbean in May, HMS Manchester has carried out operations in support of British Overseas Territories — she was able to offer support in the aftermath of Hurricane Earl that passed close to British Virgin Islands.

Additionally the ship supported St Lucia in the wake of Hurricane Tomas, sending teams ashore in the area of Soufriere and then stood by the Turks and Caicos Islands, but was not required due to the hurricane weakening.

As part of her role in counter narcotics operations, HMS Manchester has been working closely with the Joint Inter Agency Task Force (South) based in Key West. The aim is to stem the flow of illegal narcotics through the Caribbean and onwards into the USA and Europe. A notable success was the recent interception of a 240 kg consignment of cocaine off the Colombian coast.