UK training and aid ship project launched

摘要

A new UK-based charity Britannia Maritime Aid (BMA) plans to build and operate a 150 m training and disaster relief ship by 2024. It also plans to charter or buy suitable existing ships to run operations until the GBP150 million (USD187 million) purpose-built ship is ready. At the project's launch during London International Shipping Week in September, the charity announced, "The first-of-its-kind ship will be based in the Caribbean 365 days a year where it will deliver humanitarian aid and provide sea training berths for the next generation of UK and Commonwealth officer cadets, rating apprentices, and trainees in trades associated with aid and reconstruction."