Royal Navy hospital ship piled high with vital aid and supplies to deliver to Africa as part of UK's response to Ebola crisis

 

• British personnel subjected to 'tough' regulations while aboard medical ship deployed to tackle Ebola, captain says
• 750 military personnel will reach Sierra Leone by November, with Navy hospital ship leaving Falmouth on Friday
• RFA Argus will set sail loaded with three Merlin helicopters and a crew of 350, including 80 medics and 80 Marines
• Strict rules to keep the ship 'sterile' include banning personnel from going ashore on leave during deployment
• Marines who leave Argus for operations in local community will go through decontamination process upon return
• Medics will take their temperatures twice a day and anyone who shows signs of Ebola will be flown to Kerry Town

British personnel will be subjected to ‘tough’ regulations while aboard a medical ship deployed to tackle Ebola in West Africa, the captain said today.

A team of 750 military personnel will reach Sierra Leone by November, with a Royal Navy hospital ship leaving Falmouth Docks in Cornwall on Friday.

RFA Argus will set sail at high water, loaded with three Merlin helicopters and a crew of around 350, including 80 medics and 80 Royal Marines.