During a two week ‘blitz’ on illegal fishing vessels in Northern Australian waters, more then 15 Indonesian fishing vessels were detained. HMA Ships BUNBURY, WARRNAMBOOL, and WHYALLA, (patrol boats), assisted Australian Customs vessels to apprehend the illegal fishing boats.
Australian Naval History on 2 June 2004
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