Hurricane Ike: British islands await navy relief effort
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008
... unlikely to be able to withstand a category 3 or 4 hurricane."The Iron Duke's captain, Commander Mark Newland, said: "Ahead of our arrival, we have conducted some outline planning, familiarised ourselves with the Turks and Caicos national disaster plan and opened dialogue with the local emergency authorities."He said the ship was in the Turks and Caicos Islands two weeks ago to discuss...
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