P01403.067
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- ID number
- P01403.067
- Photographer
- Parrott, Ian T.
- Object type
- Colour - Film original transparency (positive) 35mm
- Place made
- Gulf of Oman
- Date made
- 22 October 1990
- Copyright holder
- Parrott, Ian T.
- Collection
- Photograph
- Description
- BOTH HELICOPTERS FROM HMAS ADELAIDE HOVERING OVER THE DECK OF THE IRAQI `AL SHARK FISHING COOPERATION' MERCHANT SHIP THE `AL BAHAR AL-ARABI'. THE SQUIRREL HELICOPTER 862 (N22-015) FLOWN BY LIEUTENANT (LT) LANCE GOODWIN WITH LT DARRYN JOSE AS THE GUNNER IS FLYING `TOP COVER'. THE AIRCRAFT IS ARMED WITH A 7.62MM M60 GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN, WHILE THE BOARDING PARTY FROM HMAS ADELAIDE IS LOWERED BY WINCH FROM SEAHAWK HELICOPTER 874 (N24-005) ONTO THE DECK OF THE MERCHANT SHIP. ADELAIDE'S SEAHAWK WAS FLOWN BY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER LEIGH COSTAIN WITH LIEUTENANT COMMANDER GREG TINDALL AS THE TACTICAL OFFICER AND LT RICK NEVILLE AS THE SENSOR OFFICER. THE BOARDING PARTY FORCED THE VESSEL TO STOP AND A SEARCH PARTY USS REASONER WAS CARRIED BY BOAT TO SEARCH THE VESSEL. THE WARSHIPS TAKING PART IN THIS OPERATION WERE HMAS ADELAIDE, USS REASONER AND THE ITALIAN WARSHIP `LIBECCIO'. (DONOR I. PARROTT)
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