After the Northern Islands, the helicopter carrier, the Diksmuide, arrived in Guadeloupe this Saturday, April 18, with several tons of medical equipment on board. he should then take the direction of Martinique.
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Posted on April 18, 2020, at 1:29 p.m., updated on April 19, 2020 at 12:14
The Diksmuide, after a departure on April 3 from Toulon, arrived in the Caribbean Sea on April 17. After a passage and a landing in Saint-Martin, he landed in Guadeloupe, this Saturday, April 18.
On board the helicopter carrier, there are 138 tonnes of equipment and means of transport:
- 170,000 FFP2 masks
- 1 million surgical masks
- hundreds of liters of hydro-alcoholic gel
- 4 helicopters, which will be dedicated to the medical evacuation of Covid-19 patients
An imposing building maneuvered by Fred Jossier, port pilot whose mission is to maneuver these ships or advise their captains when entering or leaving a port.
He is questioned by Eric Stimpfling:
Additional equipment and resources
Each territory expressed its needs in terms of equipment to strengthen the equipment already available.
In Saint-Martin, a medical evacuation post was unloaded yesterday, Friday the 17th.
This April 18, containers of masks and hydro-alcoholic gels were landed in Guadeloupe. Operations carried out without setting foot ashore for sailors, says the Prefecture, to comply with health security measures.
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Other equipment was sent by the military support and assistance Overseas Dumont D’Urville, to Guyana. It should arrive from April 23, on site.
Diksmuide reinforces the means of the armed forces in the Antilles to help populations and civil authorities in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
As part of this mission, it will also strengthen inter-island links, including transfers and medical evacuations.
The regional prefect, Philippe Gustin details this mission at the microphone of Eric Stimpfling:
Once all the equipment has been unloaded, the Diksmuide should remain in the region.
Characteristics of amphibious helicopter carriers:
