Australia Navy Vessel Makes Stop In Fiji For Provisions
“Operation TONGA ASSIST 22 is the Australian Defence Force contribution to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)-led effort to support the Government of Tonga following the eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami.”
02 Mar 2022 14:00
Australian Navy vessel HMAS A195 berthed at Kings Wharf in Suva on February 22, 2022. Photo: Ronald Kumar.
The Australian Navy vessel HMAS A195 sailed to the Kings Wharf, Fiji last week.
This is HMAS Supply’s first visit to Fiji since being Commissioned in the Royal Australian Navy on the 10 April 2021.
The Australian High Commission in Fiji stated that the supply ship conducted the short visit to Suva to collect provisions.
The provisions would be used to sustain humanitarian operations that were ongoing in Tonga.
“Operation TONGA ASSIST 22 is the Australian Defence Force contribution to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)-led effort to support the Government of Tonga following the eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano and subsequent tsunami.”
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