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July 22, 2002

An ABMT takes a pick to a welded-up trunking on a merchant ship in The Gulf. HMAS Manoora is in the background. A Seaknight helicopter from USS Bridge (centre) transfers strores to HMAS Manoora (right), with USS Lake Champlain (left) under cloudy skies in The Gulf. HMAS Manoora is on the move for a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with USS Bridge.

An ABMT takes a pick to a welded-up trunking on a merchant ship in The Gulf. HMAS Manoora is in the background.

A Seaknight helicopter from USS Bridge (centre) transfers strores to HMAS Manoora (right), with USS Lake Champlain (left) under cloudy skies in The Gulf. HMAS Manoora is on the move for a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with USS Bridge.

A member of the ship's company on the poloris on the port bridgewing of HMAS Manoora. She has a ten-month-old son being looked after by her Navy husband, who is on leave without pay. This shot was taken back on Mother's Day. A CPOPT talks to a crew member on the FX of a merchant ship with an ABBM in the background keeping watch. The task of the boarding party from HMAS Manoora is to muster the crew and count numbers during a search for suspected illegal cargo and oil.

A member of the ship's company on the poloris on the port bridgewing of HMAS Manoora. She has a ten-month-old son being looked after by her Navy husband, who is on leave without pay. This shot was taken back on Mother's Day.

A CPOPT talks to a crew member on the FX of a merchant ship with an ABBM in the background keeping watch. The task of the boarding party from HMAS Manoora is to muster the crew and count numbers during a search for suspected illegal cargo and oil.

An ABET maintaining and cleaning the CWIS after a firing from HMAS Manoora. HMAS Newcastle cuts a lonely figure at sunset in The Gulf.

An ABET maintaining and cleaning the CWIS after a firing from HMAS Manoora.

HMAS Newcastle cuts a lonely figure at sunset in The Gulf.