High profile role for Captain Ross Ferris (From Boating Cornwall)

High profile role for Captain Ross Ferris

11:57am Wednesday 8th February 2012 in News By David Barnicoat

Captain Ross Ferris, who lives near Truro, officially welcomed delegates attending the UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum onboard the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship RFA Fort Rosalie when she visited Grenada.

The forum, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and three other UK ministers, saw politicians and business representatives from both regions look for new ways of working together and to improve ties.

Captain Ferris was the first commanding officer of RFA Mounts Bay, Falmouth’s adopted ship.

RFA Fort Rosalie is currently in the Caribbean supporting UK overseas territories, providing the UK government’s presence in the region and strengthening bonds with our allies as well as acting as a deterrent to drug smugglers.

Over the years, millions of pounds worth of drugs have been apprehended by the Royal Navy and prevented from reaching the UK.

Captain Ferris said that he and the ship’s company are honoured to be involved in such a high profile event and look forward to continuing to provide assurance and support as well as disrupting the drug trafficking routes in the region, over forthcoming months.

A busy 2011 saw Fort Rosalie come out of refit, take part in a major international maritime exercise and deploy on two military operations including one off the Libyan coast before setting off before Christmas to take up her current tasking.