February 2012

Seychelles Islands Ahoy – The Survey Ship ECHO, East of Suez, has been working with the Seychelles Coast Guard to prevent piracy in the Indian Ocean and make the area safer for all seafarers.   The combined efforts of the Royal Navy and the Seychelles Coast Guard over recent months have seen successful disruption of illegal activities and the capture of suspected pirates operating in the Indian Ocean.     The ECHO recently visited Port Victoria at Mahé and hosted nine personnel (a mixture of officers and ratings) from the Seychelles Coast Guard for a day of fire fighting training alongside.   The Seychelles Coast Guard team also embarked on the ECHO’s Pacific 22 sea boat for some high speed sea boat operations.