Published on MIDN Mitchell Riley-Meijer (author), LCDR Peter Russell (photographer)
The patrol consisted of a number of security checks of oil and gas platforms and regular conversations with the platform operators to build understanding of the Navy and industry joint use of the region.
Commanding Officer HMAS Sirius, Commander Darren Grogan, CSM, RAN commented on the importance of the exercise.
The patrol also included a number of successful seamanship and engineering evolutions, providing the crew of Sirius the perfect opportunity to train new members of Ship’s Company.
Able Seaman Mary Palaamo commented on her first days onboard Sirius.
Exercise RED RAPTOR 1/14 proved to be a success for Sirius and Navy in contributing to the continued protection of sovereignty over Australia’s North West Shelf Oil and Gas Fields.
Published on MIDN Mitchell Riley-Meijer (author), LCDR Peter Russell (photographer)
The patrol consisted of a number of security checks of oil and gas platforms and regular conversations with the platform operators to build understanding of the Navy and industry joint use of the region.
Commanding Officer HMAS Sirius, Commander Darren Grogan, CSM, RAN commented on the importance of the exercise.
The patrol also included a number of successful seamanship and engineering evolutions, providing the crew of Sirius the perfect opportunity to train new members of Ship’s Company.
Able Seaman Mary Palaamo commented on her first days onboard Sirius.
Exercise RED RAPTOR 1/14 proved to be a success for Sirius and Navy in contributing to the continued protection of sovereignty over Australia’s North West Shelf Oil and Gas Fields.
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HMAS Sirius maintains presence in the North West Shelf