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Royal Tour Of HMS York
By Lyna Mohammad

Bandar Seri Begawan - HMS York, the latest and most modern of the British Royal Navy's type 42 Air Defence Destroyers, currently on a three-day goodwill visit to the Sultanate, yesterday received a royal visit by HRH Prince General Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, The Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office.

Present to greet His Royal Highness at Muara Port were Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces Major General Pehin Datu Lailaraja Dato Paduka Seri Hj Awg Halbi Hj Md Yussof, British High Commissioner Mr John Saville, and Permanent Secretary at PMO, Dato Paduka Hj Sulaiman Hj Ismail.

Also present were Acting Commander of Royal Brunei Navy, Lt Col Syed Abdillah Dato Syed -Hussein, British Defence Adviser Captain (RN) P H Watson and Commander of HMS York, Captain (RN) Matt Harvey.

On board, His Royal Highness attended a briefing conducted by Captain (RN) Harvey on the ship's profile and operational functions before cruising offshore.

His Royal Highness was then escorted to the ship's bridge to witness a winching exercise involving a helicopter hovering over the ship.

This was followed by a tour of the vessel's navigational equipment and artilleries as well as other facilities on board.

His Royal Highness, prior to consenting to attend a get-together session with officers and crew of the ship, witnessed a fuel replenishment process of the vessel by the Light Fleet Tanker, RFA Black Rover.

Upon completion of the tour, His Royal Highness was escorted to the hangar and witnessed a fire fighting demonstration here.

As the ship prepared to return to the harbour, His Royal Highness went back to the ship's bridge to view the ship reenter the harbour. After disembarking from HMS York, His Royal Highness consented to attend mass Zohor prayers at the Surau of the Royal Brunei Navy.

Yesterday's visit to HMS York displayed His Royal Highness' interest in the close cooperation between the Royal Navies of both countries, which has grown from strength to strength over the years.

HMS York and RFA Black Rover's goodwill visit aims to promote and underline the strong defence links of United Kingdom with Brunei Darussalam and its long-standing interests in the region. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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