Image: HMS Diamond Escorting Ark Futura During Operation Recsyr MOD 45157603

Description: Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond, whilst escorting the merchant ship Ark Futura during Operation Recsyr. HMS Diamond has completed her role escorting ships carrying Syria’s chemical weapons stock for disposal. HMS Diamond joined the Danish-led, Norwegian and British Task Group in February, to provide maritime force protection to merchant vessels transporting chemical agents from Syria. The Limassol-based Task Group recently escorted the container ship the MV Ark Futura to ltaly with some of the most dangerous chemical agents. These will be neutralised at sea in the next few months. Organization: Royal Navy Object Name: MM140092405 Category: MOD Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Ships, Destroyers, Type 45, Foreign Ships, CBRN Keywords: HMS Diamond, Royal Navy, Equipment, Ship, Destroyer, DDG, Type 45, Operation, Op, Recsyr, Ark Futura, Merchant Vessel, Chemical, Weapons, Disposal Country: Mediterranean
Title: HMS Diamond Escorting Ark Futura During Operation Recsyr MOD 45157603
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