ScanEagle Assists Solomons Tsunami Relief Efforts
Solomon Islands: NDMO Sitrep no. 17 - 19 Apr 2007
SITUATION
1. An earthquake measuring 8.1 struck 345km northwest of the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara at 0740 local time on 2 April 2007. (2040 GMT 1 April). The earthquake created a tsunami causing significant damage in the Solomon Islands. ...
26. Scan Eagle, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, also conducted coastal surveys around Simbo and Ronongga
Islands. The imagery it has collected will be made available to the National Disaster Council and the
Provincial Disaster Council. The LNO remains ashore to continue to coordinate the Task Group 710.10
efforts. The USS Stockholm has arrived in the country last week and is based at Munda to support in
transporting relief supplies by two helicopters.
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