Netherlands Operational Sea Training (NOST) Help at Sea

Man over board. It can happen that a crewmember ends up in the cold seawater. In such cases swift handling is imminent. The nautical service releases its Rigid Hull Inflateable Boat (RHIB) to pick up the drowning person. Back aboard the sickbay takes care of the patient. Hr.Ms. Rotterdam carries two operationtables, 10 intensive-care beds, treatingrooms and an emergency hospital to fit 100 patients. Further scenes show towing a vessel into safe harbour.

The Dutch Navy vessel Hr.Ms. Rotterdam and the 2nd Battalion Dutch Marines practice a widescale exercise off the southern coastal area of Great Britain. Its a first in which ship and Marines are tested and judged as an integrated amphibious unit. They train for their participation in NATO Response Forces and during this exercise they are scrutinized by the Flag Officer Sea Training (FROST) in Plymouth. It forms the traditional finale of a long preparation in advance of the real deal.

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• Navy
• Marine
• exercise
• oefening
• Hr.Ms.
• Rotterdam

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