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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Report damns navy on repairs to key ships

HMS KanimblaThe navy and the defence purchasing agency have allowed the nation's key emergency response ships to fall into a state of complete disrepair, an external review has found.

The report by engineer Paul Rizzo identified failings that resulted in the HMAS amphibious ships Kanimbla and Manoora and the heavy lift ship HMAS Tobruk to become unfit for sea without informing the Government.

Manoora has since been retired and the fate of Kanimbla is uncertain after the Government's decision to buy a second-hand Royal Navy ship, Largs Bay, to fill the amphibious role.

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