Senate Notice Paper Question No 342 Publication Date: 19 June 2002
Hansard: Pages 2248-9

Defence: East Timor

 Senator: Evans

Senator Chris Evans asked the Minister for Defence, upon notice, on 23 May 2002:

With reference to the deployment and support of troops to East Timor:

  1. Can a list be provided of the civilian (that is, non-Navy) ships used to transport personnel and supplies to East Timor to support the various Australian Defence Force operations during and after 1999.
  2. For each ship, can the following information be provided; (a) its name; (b) the country in which it is registered; (c) the size of the vessel; and (d) the date or dates it was used.

Senator Hill - The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

  1. Yes, see table below.
  2. (a), (b), (c) and (d) Yes, see table below.
Serial Ship Name Country of Registration Vessel Size Dates of Use
1 MV Lady Valisa Norway 2350t 16/9/99 to 08/10/99
2 MV Lady Elaine Norway 2047t 16/9/99 to 15/11/99
3 MV Baltimore Saturn Bahamas 2700t 25/9/99 to 25/10/99
4 MV Calatagan Hong Kong 18411t 29/9/99 to 02/10/99
5 Svendburg Guardian Denmark 3470t 03/10/99 to 18/10/99
6 MV Arktis Hunter Denmark 5400t 14/10/99 to 19/10/99
7 MV Arktis Atlantic Denmark 4110t 15/12/99 to 03/01/00
8 MV Arktis Grace Denmark 2677t 11/99 to 01/00
9 MV Star Bird Denmark 5016t 28/11/99 to 01/12/99
10 MV Bosavi Papua New Guinea 1160t 27/12/99 to 29/02/00
11 MV BBC Germany Antigua & Barbados 4600t 16/01/00 to 30/04/00
12 MV Scan Falcon Denmark 2750t 06/01/00
13 MV Arktis Serius Denmark 2677t 12/01/00 to 11/03/00
14 MV CEC Dream Denmark 4110t 09/01/00 to 29/04/00
15 MV CEC Pioneer Denmark 4110t 01/02/00 to 30/03/00
16 MV Aya III Panama 3238t 14/10//99 to 03/04/00
17 MV Temburong Singapore 2637t 14/10/99 to 03/04/00
18 MV Santa Maria Tuvalu, Panama, Netherlands 8507t 04/02/00 to 07/02/00
19 Arktis Atlantic/Arafura Endevour Denmark 4110t Weekly since 05/01/00.
Sails every Mon and currently in use

Note - The weekly sustainment barges used since INTERFET (Serial 19) are not chartered by Defence. The freight is consigned through Perkins Shipping in Darwin. The vessels in question are part of the regular public transport services to East Timor, and as such, Defence has no say in the vessels utilised.

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