Tropical
punch
The
sun sets on Exercise RIMPAC 06 for HMA Ships Manoora and Stuart
and submarine Rankin
Volume
49, No. 13, July 27, 2006
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COUNTERPARTS:
PO Kinsley Joseph from USS Paul Hamilton is shown around
HMAS Manoora by AB Nathan Adamson as part of cross decking
during RIMPAC. Photo: ABPH Paul Berry
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DRUMMING
UP BUSINESS: AB Stephen Foxe joins other bands members from
the embarked ships to play a tune as HMAS Manoora enters
Pearl Harbour.
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LOOKING
GOOD: LS David Dyer checks that a sample of aviation fuel
is “clean and bright” in HMAS Manoora’s fuel
test lab.Photo: ABPH Paul Berry
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ENGINES
RUNNING: AB Sam Bull keeps an eye on the controls in the
engine room onboard HMAS Stuart.
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BACK
ON DECK: A boat deck team watch on as HMAS Manoora’s
rigid hull inflatible boat is hoisted back onboard after
a man overboard exercise.Photo: ABPH Paul Berry
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VIP
JOB: LS David Gurr keeps a lookout on HMAS Stuart during
a visit by the US Commander of Carrier Strike Group 9 off
Hawaii.
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TOGETHERNESS:
HMAS Stuart sets off for RIMPAC after being berthed alongside
HMAS Manoora in Pearl Harbour.
Photo: ABPH Paul Berry
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SPLASHING
OUT: HMAS Stuart conducts a replenishment at sea with USS
Rainer during RIMPAC.
Photo: ABPH Quentin Mushin
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UP
AND AWAY: Seahawk known as Tiger 71 lifts off from HMAS
Stuart during the exercise .Photo: ABPH Quentin Mushins
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Dirty diving in Hawaii
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NUMBER
ONE: AB Ben Vears from CDT1 near the Hickham Air Force Base
in Hawaii where he worked with the US Mobile Diving Salvage
Unit.
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Photo:
ABPH Paul Berry
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Divers
from Australia’s Clearance Diving Team One (CDT1) launched
straight into RIMPAC by participating in training with the United
States Navy Mobile Salvage Unit One (MDSU1) during the first week
of the exercise.
The Aussie divers received instruction and got their hands dirty
with hydraulic winching equipment alongside their US counterparts
on the wharves at Hickham Air Force Base, Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.
During the tactical phase of RIMPAC, a large tugboat was beached
and the Coalition divers were responsible for recovering the vessel.
An engineer conducted the initial surgical assessment of the tug
before the diving teams got underway with the recovery.
While still on the beach the divers checked the hull for any visible
damage and welded any damage before attaching winches from the
recovery ship to refloat the vessel.
Once the vessel was back in the water, divers were required to
reassess the damage and ensure the vessel was seaworthy for the
journey back to the shipyard for repairs.
CDT1 divers also conducted very shallow water mine counter measures
tasks, explosive ordinance disposal and disposal of improvised
explosive devices during the Hawaiian exercise.
