Royal Navy Vessel Help Counter Illegal Fishing in Fiji's Waters
HMS Tamar is the fourth of the five offshore patrol vessels built to replace the current river class vessels.
Wednesday 03 April 2024 | 17:41
HMS Tamar naval ship berth at Kings Wharf in Suva on March 26, 2024. Photo: Ronald Kumar
The United Kingdom Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Tamar, has been out on patrol in Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone, helping to counter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.
HMS Tamar was berthed at Suva Port, Fiji last week and departed on March 31, 2024.
Acting British High Commissioner to Fiji, Nicola Noble said HMS Tamar, is one of ‘two’ Royal Navy vessels that are now permanently based in the Pacific.
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“We were delighted to host HMS Spey, in 2022 and it is fantastic now to have Tamar here in Fiji,” she said.
“Tamar, like Spey, has no home port and so can quickly adapt to the requirements of the Pacific and the countries that she visits.”
“Tamar has been out on patrol in Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone, helping to counter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.”
She said the HMS Tamar has extended its work on Maritime Security, an area of increasing importance in the South Pacific, and so for the UK
HMS Tamar is the fourth of the five offshore patrol vessels built to replace the current river class vessels.
HMS Tamar can perform a variety of roles, from intercepting drug-traffickers and smugglers to protecting UK territorial waters and providing humanitarian assistance in the wake of a disaster. The vessel sailed at a speed of 8.8 knots and has a gross tonnage of 2453.
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