Australian naval warship cancels visit to Vietnam
The Royal Australian Navy warship, HMAS Ballarat, will cancel its
goodwill visit to Vietnam this August due to an engineering defect.
The Royal Australian Navy warship, HMAS Ballarat, will cancel its
goodwill visit to Vietnam this August due to an engineering defect.
According to a short notice issued by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on August 20, the ship must now proceed directly to Singapore for emergency repairs.
Earlier on August 16, the embassy released a release announcing that HMAS Ballarat would pay a goodwill visit to Vietnam with the purpose of strengthening relations between the two navies and enhancing bilateral ties between Vietnam and Australia .
The ship is scheduled to visit Ho Chi Minh City from August 22-26 with a crew of 28 officers and 156 sailors, it said.-VNA
According to a short notice issued by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on August 20, the ship must now proceed directly to Singapore for emergency repairs.
Earlier on August 16, the embassy released a release announcing that HMAS Ballarat would pay a goodwill visit to Vietnam with the purpose of strengthening relations between the two navies and enhancing bilateral ties between Vietnam and Australia .
The ship is scheduled to visit Ho Chi Minh City from August 22-26 with a crew of 28 officers and 156 sailors, it said.-VNA
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