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Gawler
apprehends FFV
Just
completing a workup and ORE Gawler is on duty very soon
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At
sea only 12 hours HMAS Gawler’s boarding party secures
the type three FFV while her RHIB waits alongside.
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HMAS
Gawler (LCDR Chris Tziolis) boarded and apprehended a Type 3 Foreign
Fishing Vessel (FFV) less than 12 hours after sailing from Darwin
recently.
Gawler had just completed a 16-week period that included a refit
at Darwin Ship Repair and Engineering. The last two months of post
refit activity, and in particular the tasks of bringing the ship
out of refit and completing endless trials, assessments and inspections,
represented significant challenge to Gawler’s team.
The period culminated in a workup and operational readiness evaluation
(ORE) that took place in the Northern Australia exercise area in
October. Gawler then sailed for patrol, when she apprehended the
FFV within 12 hours of sailing. She will spend the next six weeks
patrolling the boundaries of the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone
in support of Operations RELEX II and Cranberry prior to a well-deserved
break over the Christmas period.
For an insight into life in a Fremantle class patrol boat, a perusal
of the photo gallery on HMAS Gawler’s web page at www.navy.gov.au
is highly recommended.
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