Briefs

 

• Busy time for Stuart
  Taking the long way home

HMAS Stuart recently returned to FBE after her third Op Relex II patrol.

Some of the highlights included providing assistance to the crippled merchant vessel MSC Denisse, helping the crew of a small Foreign Fishing Vessel (FFV) that had suffered engine failure, spending Easter on Christmas Island, aiding the yacht Total Eclipse which had been damaged in rough seas, and lighter things such as competing in a Mini Olympics against an embarked Army contingent.

The patrol also saw the staging ofStuart’s “Iron Chef” competition where contestants had to create a three-course meal from nothing more than a ration pack, one vegetable and a couple of essential herbs and spices.

The judges selected ABET Tobrman as the winner, for his zesty oven roasted capsicum stuffed with chicken risotto.

The ship travelled back to Fleet Base East via Fremantle, where the ship’s company took part in Anzac Day activities. They then travelled to Adelaide to take part in a variety of events surrounding Navy Week in that city.

• Naming rights
  Correction
  
  In our story headlined “progress on crash cause” (Navy News, May 19, page 2) we incorrectly stated that LTCOL Marvin Leavey was a member of the Board of Inquiry investigating the Sea King helicopter, when it should have been LTCOL Martin Leavey.
  
  The error was in a transcript of a recent press conference.

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