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Military History Lecture & Dinner
Thu, 02 May
|Adelaide
This talk sets the scene by outlining Kanimbla's initial deployment, subsequent re-engagement on Phase II, and the crash of Shark 02.
Time & Location
02 May 2024, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Adelaide, 111 Hutt St, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
About the event
Military History Evening
Thursday, 2 May 2024
Topic: Operational Fatalities and Notifications
Guest Speaker: Commander Alan Williams, RAN (rtd)
On Boxing Day 2004, an intense earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused several tsunamis which struck the shores of Asian and African countries, with devastating effect. Indonesia was the worst affected country, with more than 150,000 deaths. Australia responded to the crisis by deploying ADF personnel, the AFP, and Australian aid workers on Operation Sumatra Assist and Operation Sumatra Assist Phase II. Having completed her role in Operation Sumatra Assist, HMAS Kanimbla departed.
However, on 28 March 2005, after an earthquake occurred off the Sumatran coast and the island of Nias suffered a humanitarian disaster, the ship was ordered to turn around and head to Nias to provide relief; Operation Sumatra Assist II. Shortly after their arrival off the coast of Nias, one of Kanimbla's helicopters, Shark 02, suffered a mechanical…