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Patrol Boats
Keep Tabs On Fishing Fleet Royal Australian Navy patrol boats have found a large foreign fishing fleet of 40 trawlers, three mother ships and a tanker, operating just outside Australian waters north of Australia. |
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Defence Minister
visits WESTRALIA The Minister for Defence, Mr John Moore, has visited HMAS WESTRALIA. Accompanied by the Chief of Navy and Commodore Fleet Bases, the Minister used the time to acquaint himself with WESTRALIA and the current issues facing the ship. |
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Navy Plays Role
In Northern Drugs Operation The Royal Australian Navy last week joined police from two nations along with Customs officers in an operation off northern Australia which saw three people arrested and drugs and a cache of arms seized. |
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How Safe Are
Our Subs? Amid a spate of recent media reports denigrating the Navy's new generation, locally built Collins Class submarines, readers should be under no illusions - these submarines will be world beaters! |
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Action Praised An international conservation organisation has praised the Royal Australian Navy for its "strong naval action" against foreign vessels poaching Patagonian tooth fish in Australian waters around Heard and McDonald Islands. |
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At The Sharp
End The crew of patrol boat HMAS GERALDTON ( LCDR P Orchard) found hookah diving gear ( compressor, air line and regulator) when they arrested and searched an Indonesian Type 2 fishing boat found fishing illegally in Australian waters. |
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Swords
Drawn, Bands Playing The Ships' Company of the RAN's latest warship, HMAS ARUNTA (CMDR Greg Yorke), has exercised the RAN's right of Freedom of Entry into the City of Hobson's Bay (Williamstown). ARUNTA has completed her final sea trials and was commissioned RAN on December 12. |
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Howler for ADF
League Howling winds and Sydney's freezing conditions were not enough to slow players in the ADF's emerging team sport. Rugby league players form around the country converged at Randwick in Sydney to compete for the national championship and vie selection in the ADF side. |
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Navy Helos In
Sea Drama Aviators from two RAN helicopter squadrons have figured in a dramatic sea rescue drama which saw one man saved during a 22 km swim to shore but his mate drown. |
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Report On Disaster
Soon To Be Public The report into the fire aboard HMAS WESTRALIA, in which four people died, contains 100 recommendations, the Federal Finance Minister, Mr John Fahey said. He said it was hoped details of the report would be released publicly in the "very near future". |
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Falling for
Safety When stuntman Dean Gould "fell" in to Sydney Harbour he didn't come to any harm. He was simply getting the message across about safety. |
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Our Yachts In
Sydney To Hobart Two of the RAN's hardest worked sail training yachts have been entered in the Sydney to Hobart yacht classic. The ALEXANDER of CRESWELL will be skippered by Warren Hellwig and crewed by volunteers from HMAS HARMAN. |
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DRP Does Not
Go Far Enough The Defence Reform Program does not go far enough to bring Australia's defence capabilities up to "scratch", the Chief of the Defence Force, ADML Chris Barrie has told service personnel. |
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FBI Course Navy
Trigger An FBI pistol training course is now the basis for training and competition for Royal Australian Navy marksmen. Among the tests now faced by RAN personnel are the ability to shoot with both hands, change magazines quickly, to fire from behind barricades and cope with varying distances. |
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