MightyGem
6th Sep 2001, 19:33
Good work by the boys in dark blue. However, the reporter said that the chase lasted 3 hours. Was it the usual press inaccuracies or do Navy Lynx have bigger fule tanks than Army ones?
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bad livin'
6th Sep 2001, 20:33
The full story...
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/138_501.html
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See the bounders run...hope I get a Caribbean run on IST..!
:D
[ 06 September 2001: Message edited by: bad livin' ]
John Eacott
7th Sep 2001, 01:36
Mighty Gem,
quote:
"HMS COVENTRY's Lynx helicopter spotted a suspicious "go-fast" speedboat, with three powerful outboards and several large drums of fuel, off the coast of Belize in the early evening of 3 September, traveling at a speed of up to 37 knots. The boat failed to respond satisfactorily to radio calls, and HMS COVENTRY headed towards the craft. The speedboat slowed briefly to refuel from a drum, which was thrown overboard as it sped off towards the reefs and cays along the coast of Belize.
COVENTRY's Lynx returned to the frigate to refuel, then resumed the chase in the evening twilight. Although the visibility was poor, the helicopter's radar and night vision equipment allowed it to follow the boat as it fled through the cays and mangrove swamps. Eventually the boat was driven aground on a small island, and abandoned by its four crew"