HMS Manchester is in Barbados when news comes in that a massive hurricane has smashed the island of St Lucia, located just 100 miles away. The ship's company is immediately recalled from the pubs, clubs and bars and the British vessel leaves on a mercy mission to the stricken island. Within hours, she is first on the scene of terrible devastation.

Hurricane season is in full swing. The crew of HMS Manchester is on urgent storm alert, ready to respond to the needs of Caribbean islanders who have been stricken by killer winds. The HMS Manchester visits as many of the islands as possible to reassure the people that help will be at hand in case of disaster.

Morale on the warship take a dive after several weeks without a single drugs bust. However, the crew soon gets reports of a suspicious fishing vessel from an American surveillance aircraft.

The crew are on Curacao while emergency repairs are carried out on the elderly ship - but the good times come to an abrupt end with the arrival of some hot intelligence leads.

The crew conducts a lengthy search for illicit activity off the coast of Montserrat.