The United States Navy's fastest ship, used for humanitarian missions, fighting pirates off the coast of Somalia, as well as for combatting smugglers off Iran, stopped by Bermuda on the weekend.

The high-speed catamaran vessel, Swift, arrived in Bermuda on Saturday afternoon for refuelling and sailed out at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning.

It's understood to have recently departed Norfolk, Virginia and its last mission was to take it to the West Coast of Africa. The Navy leased the huge aluminium catamaran five years ago from an Australian company.

Swift was born out of an experiment into ships that can go faster and get closer to shores. During its time in service, the catamaran was the first US flagged ship to visit Beirut, Lebanon, in 25 years during evacuations there, according to news reports from Norfolk, Virginia.

Meanwhile, cargo vessel Bermuda Islander is expected to arrive tomorrow morning before sailing out on Friday. It will be bringing 129 containers including 20 refrigerated ones.

The Somers Isles cargo ship is due in Bermuda sometime on Friday and will depart on Saturday. No counts on it were available. At last check it was in Florida, undergoing repairs for engine trouble.

Oleander pulled into the Island on the weekend carrying 155 dry containers and 29 refrigerated containers. Its miscellaneous cargo included one mafi, one boat on trailer, one car, two office trailers, two excavators and three road trailers.

It sailed from Bermuda at 8.05 a.m. yesterday.

Odin Viking Two, will arrive in St. George's tomorrow at 9 a.m. for a crew transfer. It will leave at 4 p.m. the same day.

US registered integrated tug Janis Guzzle, towing barge Marie Flood, which was carrying salt, bound from Spain to Boston, diverted to Bermuda after a crew member was injured during rough seas on Saturday morning.

The tug and barge left Bermuda from Murray's Anchorage on Sunday and the crew member was treated for what is believed to be a minor injury.

He is expected to depart Bermuda later this week.

Japanese fisheries inspection vessel Mihama docked in Dockyard at 9 a.m. yesterday morning for fuel before shifting to Hamilton in the afternoon.

She will depart Bermuda at 2 p.m. on Saturday before heading to the Caribbean.