HMAS Sydney Welcomes Aboard Prime Minister Tuilaepa

Written by Media Release
Monday, 10 December 2007
HMAS Sydney’s Commanding Officer, Commander Guy Holthouse, RAN, welcoming the Prime Minister on board Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi was the guest of honour aboard the Royal Australian Navy’s Guided Missile Frigate, HMAS Sydney when it called in to Apia to refuel on Monday, 10 December 2007. HMAS Sydney’s Commanding Officer, Commander Guy Holthouse, RAN, welcomed the Prime Minister on board with a Guard of Honour, a general salute and the national anthems of Australia and Samoa. The Prime Minister then enjoyed morning tea with some of the Officers and crew. Australian High Commissioner, Matt Anderson, said HMAS Sydney, with a Ship’s Company of 186 men and women, had been on a goodwill deployment to the United States and Canada and would be back in Australia in time for Christmas. “HMAS Sydney’s visit is a timely reminder of the relationship the Australian Defence Force and the Samoan Government enjoy through the Defence Cooperation Program” Matt Anderson said. “The Royal Australian Navy, in particular, have a proud tradition of working with the Samoan Police Service Maritime Wing to ensure the MV Nafanua maintains a high level of operational readiness. With the assistance of the Royal Australian Navy’s Maritime Surveillance Adviser, Lieutenant Commander Tony Powell, and Chief Petty Officer Jock Jocumsen, it is to the great credit of the Samoan Maritime Wing that the MV Nafanua is able to put to sea at short notice to patrol Samoa’s Exclusive Economic Zone and to respond to vessels in distress.” Mr Anderson said that during the Syndey’s three month deployment she revisited her birth place in Seattle, Washington, and Vancouver, Canada, making it the first RAN surface platform to visit Canada in 18 years. Additional ports of call included San Francisco and San Diego, and Esquimalt Victoria, British Columbia before Pearl Harbour and Apia on route to Australia. Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Write comment Name Email Title Comment
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