Operation PADANG ASSIST
04 November 2009
HMAS Kanimbla
Australian Defence Force personnel deployed on Operation Padang Assist have commenced returning home one month after an earthquake devastated the Indonesian region of Padang-Pariaman.
Among the many tasks achieved by the Australian contingent; 1.3 million litres of water were produced and distributed, 1300 patients were treated in a purpose built medical facility, in the village of Seigerringing, 63 buildings were assessed for structural integrity and over 532.4 metric tons of humanitarian aid was flown into the region.
HMAS Kanimbla transported the engineer team and equipment to Padang. They are expected to return to Darwin on 6 November.
| 20091025ran8106603_018 Leading Seaman Boatswain's Mate Wade Foulis in HMAS KANIMBLA's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats gives a thumbs up whilst conducting ship protection at anchor in Pariaman, West Sumatra. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091025ran8106603_040 Craftsman Brian Duynhoven from the Royal Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineering (RAEME), conducts repairs to a trailer on a Landing Craft Medium 8, whilst alongside HMAS KANIMBLA during OPERATION ASSIST. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091025ran8106603_072 Craftsman Mark Simon from the Royal Australian Electrical Mechanical Engineering (RAEME), welds a plate to a trailer on a Landing Craft Medium 8, whilst alongside HMAS KANIMBLA during OPERATION ASSIST. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091025ran8106603_125 HMAS KANIMBLA at anchor during a late afternoon storm in Pariaman, West Sumatra during OPERATION PADANG ASSIST. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091026ran8106603_027 Leading Seaman Aircrew Brad Mills (left) and Leading Seaman Aircrew Dean Morgan with Indonesian school children, before departing the school field during OPERATION PADANG ASSIST. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091102ran8106603_043 Able Seaman Boatswain's Mate Daniel Wolfenden (top) calls out to personnel above, whilst recovering HMAS KANIMBLA's Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) during man overboard drills in the Indian Ocean. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20091102ran8106603_049 Romulus, HMAS KANIMBLA's Rigid Hull Inlatable Boat (RHIB) and ships crew conduct man overboard drills in the Indian Ocean, whilst returning from OPERATION PADANG ASSIST. (Date taken: 02 November 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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