Two Royal Australian Navy ships arrive at Port of Colombo

 

Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy, namely; HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Anzac which are engaged in Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 have arrived at the Port of Colombo. 

Indo-Pacific Endeavour (IPE) began in 2017 as an activity coordinated by the Australian Defence Force to strengthen Australia’s engagement and partnerships with regional security forces. Commodore Mal Wise of Royal Australian Navy is the Commander Joint Task Force for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022. 

The visiting ship HMAS Adelaide which is a 230m-long Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) is commanded by Captain SJ Watters. In the meantime, Commander Joint Task Force for Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022, Commodore Mal Wise called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne at the Navy Headquarters on Tuesday (25th October). 

During their stay in the island, the crews of HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Anzac will take part in some programmes organized by the Sri Lanka Navy, with a view to further strengthen the cooperation and goodwill between both navies. At their departure, HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Anzac will conduct a naval exercise with the Sri Lanka Navy off Colombo on 26th October.