Falmouth Royal Navy ship RFA Argus has been deployed in Honduras to support disaster relief efforts.

Severe flooding and landslides following the two catastrophic storms have left millions of Hondurans displaced and isolated without food and clean water.

RFA Argus has been sent to the northeast coast of the Central American nation to support the United States military in the ongoing efforts.

The support ship is being used as a 'lily pad' by US Army Chinooks to drop aid supplies ashore, while the embarked air group of three Merlin helicopters and a Wildcat have been flying crucial information-gathering sorties over ravaged areas.

Commanding Officer of RFA Argus, Captain Kevin Rimell, said:

"We've been asked to provide a refuelling facility for the US heavy-lift helicopters.

"The CH47 Chinooks have a huge lift capacity and a long-endurance, but they need lots of fuel from us which lets them move around the region and move the much-needed supplies to those areas that are in desperate need.

"We are able to provide them with this support as they don't have those facilities in the region themselves."

Argus is well equipped to deal with crises with her spacious flight deck and versatile crew of sailors, commandos, aircrew and engineers.

The ship has been deployed to the Caribbean since April along with HMS Medway to provide support to British Overseas Territories during hurricane season and carry out counter-narcotics operations.

Patrol ship HMS Medway is a permanent presence in Caribbean waters and remains in the region as Argus carries out tasks in Honduras.

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