Charles honors the four marines killed when the HMBS Flamingo sank in the Bahamas

King Charles III spent the second day of his visit to the Bahamas honoring four Bahamian marines who lost their lives in 1980 after their ship was struck by a Cuban fighter jet and sank. In Nassau, the monarch laid a wreath at the Flamingo Monument in memory of Fenrick Sturrup, Austin Smith, David Tucker and Edward Williams. Wearing a light suit and his medals, he also left a signed card bearing the initials Charles R, which read: “In everlasting memory.” Later, Charles went to Coral Harbour Base, where he met members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. He visited the 56-metre-long HMBS Lawrence Major, which is used to respond to natural disasters.