Australian Naval History on 14 June 1983

On This Day · Jun 14, 1983 · Print This Page

HMAS BENDIGO, (patrol boat), rescued the cross-Pacific rower Peter Bird, after his boat broke up off Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, QLD.

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