Clearance Divers from HMA Ships PERTH and CANBERRA, (guided missile frigates), assisted the Royal Malaysian Police in the search and recovery of the body of a crewman from the cruise ship LEISUREWORLD, who had fallen overboard off Langkawi Island.
Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
Clearance Divers from HMA Ships PERTH and CANBERRA, (guided missile frigates), assisted the Royal Malaysian Police in the search and recovery of the body of a crewman from the cruise ship LEISUREWORLD, who had fallen overboard off Langkawi Island.
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.