Redditch chef Andrew Smith in charge of cooking dinner aboard HMS Daring

Feb 4 2009 by Andy Richards, Birmingham Mail

LIFE on the ocean wave can be hungry work for sailors.

So who else would be in charge of cooking their dinner than a chef from the West Midlands?

Andrew Smith, 32, from Redditch, said: “It’s completely different cooking in a ship’s kitchen than anywhere else. There is not as much space and you can be limited to what you cook.”

Leading Hand Teisha Freckleton, 28, from Kingstanding, makes sure the bar is fully stocked for officers on board Daring.

She said: “Birmingham people should be very proud that the city is affiliated with Daring. Other sailors always comment on how lucky we are to be its crew.”