A visiting United Kingdom naval team says it plans to assist Guyana in making the army’s flagship, the GDFS Essequibo, seaworthy again and to establish new links between the Royal Navy and the military here.
“I would also be sending across some engineers to your Coast Guard vessel, to assist in some engineering training and if possible, see if we get your Coast Guard vessel running and working to exercise with us on Friday,” Command-ing Officer of the HMS Mersey, Lieutenant Com-mander Richard Hewitt told reporters aboard the ship yesterday.
Hewitt said the HMS Mersey would engage in a coastal patrol exercise as it sails out of