Baltic workout is a sign of support for Estonia

VESSELS WORK WITH TALLINN COMMAND

- By ANNETTE BELCHER

HMS Dasher from HMS Express along which along other P2000s of the Coastal Forces Squadron exercised with EML Ugandan of the Estonian Navy PO PHOT JIM GIBSON

VESSELS from Plymouth's Royal Navy base have been involved in a major safety mission, with four of the smallest vessels in the service demonstrating the UK's resolve to safeguard Estonia by taking part in a joint workout in the Baltic.

Four fast attack craft of the Coastal Forces Squadron have been operating in the Gulf of Finland and Tallinn Bay in particular on the latest stage of a two-month mission to the Baltic region.

The four P2000 boats HMS Pursuer and Express, based in Plymouth, HMS Puncher and Dasher from Portsmouth were placed under Estonian command to test the ability of both navies to work seamlessly together.