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Stroppy Chippie
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" they've been gifted an intact (but beyond economical repair) Guardian to practice on."
With enough bodies going through on courses, could get that one back in service (no profit margin).
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Seejay
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 4:36 pm |
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Hippy Chippy wrote: They actually do train around this area, but have the project teams on board to assist. That minimises the damage potential of course, but when the Guardians leave Cairns to return to their home ports only the ship's crew is aboard. This means that they navigate around/through the GBR by themselveslves and thence to their own ports, so they have a substantial knowledge of navigation. My theory is that they are confused by the level of dependence on electronic aids and the computer systems on board. Whereas previously everything was manual control with limited remote operation, now they have to contend with computers with a dozen active screens to operate engines/equipment/valves/etc, and they just don't cope with it very well.  But, what do I know? The most recent boat to run aground (Takuare) is now off the reef (after another vessel tried to just drag it off and caused more problems), and is now sitting by the seaside on a sandy bottom. Same as the other one that grounded months & months  ago... _________________  Chris O'Keefe R43136 Ex WO Chippy 19th MOBI Intake July 65 to July 85 HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra. Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!
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Stroppy Chippie
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:00 pm |
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"Takuare" - that would be the one returned in March after an earlier repair job?
You would think that there would be a huge sign on the wall in the ship procurement area stating that there is a simple reason why the Pacific Class patrol boat was designed and built....
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Seejay
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 2:13 pm |
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Yep, that's the one!  _________________ Chris O'Keefe R43136 Ex WO Chippy 19th MOBI Intake July 65 to July 85 HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra. Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!
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connief
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 4:23 pm |
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Here you go Vanuatu patrol boat RVS Takuare transported to Australia for repairs after hitting reefhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/ ... /105947254I like this bit about who pays for the repairs "It is unclear who will pay for the repairs and recovery operation; however, the Australian government does have budget provisions for "support" of the vessels' operations across the Pacific."
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Hippy Chippy
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Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 7:26 pm |
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_________________  Rick Pengilly WEBMASTER Ex-CPOMTH3 R42630 13th MOBI Intake July'62 to July'74 HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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