Exercise Northstar 2008

Exercise Northstar last friday, 23rd May 2008

Cruise disaster...

First time being in the exercise... Of course, was pretty excited...

Morning went to HQ early to touch up on our ambulances,


Prepare our equipments,



Just waiting for the activation, which we coded, "Irene" (from the movie, Black Hawk Down).

As as it's time to relax, Irene was activated...

Load up equipment,


Gather for the briefing...


And off we go!!!


To TMFT.


I say we were a bit "impressive" for a 4 ambulance convoy, with our beacon lamps on and our sierns wailing... sure turned a bit of heads on our journey there...

But the location were more impressive, given the amount of personnel, logistic and vehicles there...








And so we wait... for the casualties to arrive from the scene of "disaster"... I at that time, really wish to see the rescue process happening out in the sea, but, there's no way for us to know the situation, except to wait for the casualties to arrive...

And wait we did...


And we wait somemore...



Waited so long that i even got time to go to the toilet in the ferry terminal and notice a condom vending machinre in the male toilet!!!

Prob targetted at the DOM going to Batam for their tyrst...



And we wait... even the casulties started slowly tickle out...



waited in queue for our turn...

And we wait... and wait... and wait... eagerly to be part of the action... engine on, gloves on, waiting anxiously...

till lunch arrive... and we eat.. and wait..

till lunch over, and still, we wait...

till this happened...



Yep... back in HQ...

without our turn of doing evacuation!!

Yes!! would you believe it?? we waited anxiously for a piece of action, so are the other ambulances, but the supply of ambulances was far more than the demand!!

So, we had waited in vain... and darn the bloody hot weather somemore!!

Well, at least we are part of the Northstar Exercise, that's the sole consolation for me...

Nevermind.. i shall wait for the next Northstar...