Royal Navy minehunter HMS BROCKLESBY arrives in Gibraltar today for a short visit before heading into the Mediterranean to join the Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group.

Portsmouth-based HMS BROCKLESBY is one of eight Hunt-class Mine Countermeasures Vessels. The Hunt-class minehunters use high-definition sonar to hunt the world’s seabed for mines and lost explosives, which are then destroyed by the Hunt-class ship’s own clearance diving teams or the Seafox mine-disposal system.

HMS BROCKLESBY will conduct a maritime security patrol on her way into HM Naval Base and take the opportunity to stock up on fuel and supplies whilst here in Gibraltar.