Sunday, November 24, 2013

THE BRITISH ARE COMING.....TO THE AID OF THE PHILIPPINES


HMS Illustrious Sails Off On Aid Mission To Philippines story by itt vNews: http://www.itv.com/news/2013-11-23/hms-illustrious-sails-off-on-aid-mission-to-philippines/




HMS Illustrious is transporting aid from Singapore to the Philippines.
HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, PHOTO ROYAL NAVY

''Packed with half the rice in Singapore, HMS Illustrious is now steaming as fast as she can towards the carnage left by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
This has been an extremely rapid change of plans for the almost 956 crew and other personnel aboard, many of whom hoped to be home for Christmas. Instead they’ve been struggling to complete the fleet’s biggest on-load of stores since the Falklands War.''

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