Sailors from HMS Westminster summon all their strength to move a smashed-up Daewoo Matiz out of the way in the aftermath of disaster striking the capital - answering the question: what could a frigate do in the event of a crisis?
The ship's company were put through paces alongside the Met Police and its Marine Policing Unit in a combined disaster relief exercise. In Plymouth.
The Portsmouth-based warship is in the later stages of regeneration following a two-year-long refit in her home base.
She's undergoing Operational Sea Training - the essential assessment all Royal Navy vessels must undergo before being permitted to deploy.
A permanent fixture on the two-month-long programme provided by the Flag Officer Sea Training organisation is Distex (DISasTer relief EXercise), with a special facility at Bull Point in Devonport able to recreate all manner of mayhem: fires, floods, crashed cars, vehicles stuck in rivers, collapsed buildings and bridges, leaking water supplies, downed electricity wires - everything you might expect in the wake of a storm, earthquake, or tsunami.
It's bread and butter to RN personnel - they regularly assist overseas in the wake of such natural disasters - but the presence of the Metropolitan Police with their vast experience of dealing with complex scenarios such as terror attacks or the Grenfell Tower fire brought a fresh perspective.
Inspector Chris Green from the Met's Marine Policing Unit said his team found working alongside the frigate a real eye-opener.
"It was a fantastic to see how the emergency services and the Royal Navy can work together to save lives and bring relief to a community following a disaster," he added.
"The array of skills that the HMS Westminster can provide is awe inspiring and while I hope we never need to work together in a real life scenario, it is reassuring to have witnessed the professionalism, teamwork and can-do attitude of the sailors and know that such outstanding people and skills are available to assist the civil authorities if needed."
