Navy News, August 10, 1998

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August 10, 1998

		Helping hand for visiting US Sub An Australian naval officer has taken a United States nuclear-powered submarine to sea.


		Looking for a Used "Sub"? Are you looking to buy a used submarine, Machi jet or a Army tank? ...then see Peter Cattlin, he has them all in "stock." Peter, a 49-year-old who has been a civilian employee of the Navy for 32 years, is now the tri-service's manager of inventory optimisation.


		Fishermen rescued The crew of a Royal Australian Navy Seahawk helicopter has battled 45 knot winds to winch six Australian fishermen from a 28 metre fishing boat aground on a Tasman Sea reef and being pounded by huge waves.


		Farewell To An Old Friend Salty Eckel, sailor, avid footballer, columnist for this newspaper......and a "good bloke".....has died. A retired Petty Officer Leading Writer, he passed away in a Townsville hospital on July 28 aged 69.


		Gotcha! The combined forces of five navies sailed from Pearl Harbor and HMAS ONSLOW stealthily moved into position. ONSLOW had sailed from Pearl Harbor a day earlier with the mission to attack shipping as it departed from Pearl Harbor during the fleet break-out....


		Multinational Broken Leg The Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association is fighting desperately to survive at its Rushcutters Bay site on Sydney Harbour.


		Minister Commends PNG Disaster Team The Defence Minister, Mr Ian McLachlan has commended the 130 member Australian Defence Force team sent to help victims of the Papua/New Guinea tsunami flood disaster.


		The Netball Champs of Two Oceans Navy has dominated the interservice netball competitions on both sides of Australia.