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Fiji Navy wrecks new patrol boat

Fiji Navy wrecks new patrol boat

Named for a sailor killed at sea, RFNS Puamau abandoned in Lau

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Jun 15, 2024
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A nugget of marine folklore holds that a ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. Never was it truer than in the case of the Fiji Navy patrol boat RFNS Puamau.

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