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Last Updated: Aug 2, 2020 - 9:37:24 PM |
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry lands in Nassau, The Bahamas | August 2, 2020
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Less than 24 hours after Hurricane Isaias passed over The Bahamas, the United States provided aircraft support so that Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis could assess the damage, and the humanitarian needs of those in the storm’s wake.
Chargé d’Affaires Kevin O’Reilly accompanied the Prime Minister on the overflight, along with U.S. Coast Guard District 7 Commander Rear Admiral Eric Jones. The Honorable Desmond Bannister, Minister of Public Works; Captain Stephen Russell, Director of the National Emergency Management Agency; and Leader of the Opposition, Philip Davis also joined the overflight.
Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis boards a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas, before an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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As Hurricane Isaias was still roaring over The Bahamas on August 1, the U.S. Embassy was putting in place a plan to provide a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry so that the Prime Minister could fly over affected areas to assess the damage from the storm. Based out of Air Station Miami, the overflight went over Andros and the Berry Islands, before returning to New Providence due to prevailing weather conditions.
In the coming weeks the United States will continue to work with Bahamian partners at every level of government to strengthen disaster response in The Bahamas. Before Isaias struck, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) activated a team of 11 Bahamas-based disaster experts to liaise with NEMA and humanitarian partners, and to help assess impacts and humanitarian needs, if required.
Long before Isaias had formed in the eastern Caribbean, the United States works year-round to reduce the risk—and impact—of disasters in the Caribbean. The USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance has provided training to NEMA staff and other national and local emergency responders in The Bahamas, including courses on disaster risk reduction, school safety, shelter management, risk program management, and damage assessment and needs analysis. NEMA staff are now certified to teach the courses to others first responders, ensuring the wide implementation of the information and protocols across The Bahamas, thereby strengthening the entire countries ability to respond to a disaster.
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry lands at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas, after an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis approaches a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas, before an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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A U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry takes off from Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas, on the way to an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis arrives at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas | August 2, 2020
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A U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry taxis on the runway at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas, before an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis lands at Odyssey Aviation in Nassau, The Bahamas, after an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Kevin O’Reilly talks with Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis in Nassau, The Bahamas | August 2, 2020
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(From left to right) – U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Kevin O’Reilly, Minister of Public Works the Honorable Desmond Bannister, Prime Minister the Most Honorable Dr. Hubert Minnis, and Leader of the Opposition Philip Davis look out the window of a U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry to survey the damage from Hurricane Isaias | August 2, 2020
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