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LEUT
Damien Scully receives his Commendation from MC RADM Raydon
Gates at Fleet Base East.
Photo by ABPH Bill Louys
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By Graham
Davis
An officer who led a team of RAN divers in helping HMS Nottingham
in the first perilous hours after she was torn open on Wolfe Rock,
Lord Howe Island last July, has had his work formally acknowledged.
LEUT Damien Scully (RAN) from AUSCDTONE, received the Maritime Commander’s
Comm-endation at ceremonial Divisions held at Fleet Base East.
MC, RADM Raydon Gates personally presented the award before 1100
other officers and sailors.
Called from his home late at night LEUT Scully and his team gathered
equipment and within hours were at RAAF Richmond and on their way
to the island.
Using their salvage skills they were able to minimise further flooding
of the warship by attaching plates, shoring and other sealing material.
Later LEUT Scully and his divers were involved in cutting away jagged
metal.
The commendation to LEUT Scully was one of a number of awards presented.
Royal Canadian Navy officer, LCDR Daniel Agnew, received a MC Commendation
as the Officer in Charge of the RAN’s Tactical Development
and Analysis Group attached to MHQ.
Also to receive an MC Commendation was LEUT Narelle Hogan for professionalism
and devotion to duty as the signals communication and intelligence
officer in HMAS Melbourne.
POMTS Derek Excell received an MC commendation for extraordinary
dedication to duties at FIMA/Waterhen.
LSMT Adam Carter received a similar award for dedication to duty
in HMAS Fremantle while the same award went to LSBM Antony Kirk
for professionalism and devotion to duty in Manoora.
The Australia Day Medallion and Certificate went to POCIS Mervin
Beergah for his work as the manager of Waterhen’s communications
centre.
Certificates of Appreciation for long and loyal service went to
WO Robert Bourke and PO Dean Fuller.
The Defence Long Service Medal was presented to LCDR Richard Francis
of the AMPHIBFEG for 25 years service.
MC also presented the Pakistan Shield for Major Fleet units to HMAS
Success.
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