people. we sailed across approximately 1600 nautical miles across four days to arrive in the country to deliver aid by maritime units into tonga. we delivered approximately 30,000 litres of bottled water and just over 301st aid kits, along with personal protective equipment and sanitation supplies. hour and sanitation supplies. how are ou and sanitation supplies. how are you unloading and sanitation supplies. how are you unloading supplies to the island? as i understand it, your crew was not able to disembark because of covid regulations? disembark because of covid regulations? that is correct. ton . a, regulations? that is correct. tonga. at regulations? that is correct. tonga, at present, - regulations? that is correct. tonga, at present, has - regulations? that is correct. tonga, at present, has an i tonga, at present, has an incredible record, in fact, throughout the pandemics, of covid security. they are remarkably conscious at the moment, despite the fact that they are tryin
working on ever since we started to see this record breaking number of missile test in north korea this month. in missile test in north korea this month. this month. in fact, six to date so this month. in fact, six to date so far. it s been nearly two weeks since an undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami devastated the island nation of tonga, and since then, the international community has been scrambling to deliver aid to people on the ground. the australian and new zealand governments were some of the first to react, sending emergency supplies by sea. the uk is also helping in the relief efforts. britain s royal navy ship which is carrying aid arrived off the coast of the island on wednesday. we managed to talk to captain mike proudman from the royal navy. his ship, hms spey, is now on standby off the coast of tonga. the mission has been incredibly successful so far. we sailed at a very short notice from our previous port, having embarked a significant amount of disaster relief
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i m karishma vaswani. the headlines: russia readies for possible conflict over ukraine but says there is room forfurther dialogue with the west. vaccine maker moderna says an omicron specific shot is on the horizon, but can drug makers really keep pace with new variants? two weeks after an undersea volcanic eruption devastated tonga, we hear from the captain of the royal navy ship that delivered aid to the island. and to mark holocaust memorial day, prince charles unveils portraits of seven holocaust survivors. the paintings will go on display in buckingham palace.