The patrol boat HMAS CESSNOCK, (LCDR R. Stevenson, RAN), rescued 13 Taiwanese and Vietnamese fishermen from the long-liner vessel PACIFIC TARKER, which had run aground on Roncador Reef, (200 miles from Honiara, Solomon Islands). CESSNOCK was involved in peace keeping duties as part of Operation Anode in the Solomon Islands at the time.
Australian Naval History on 28 December 2003
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