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Heads Up Fella's "Pirate Patrol"

Steyr · 2010-11-17 17:10:48

Anybody else following this?? National Geographic Sky Channel 526. Started Monday on National Geographic it follows HMAS Toowoomba FFH 156 on her run up to Duty in the Gulf and then her 6Month Tour, Last night it showed her on Patrol in the Gulf surveying and intercepting Drug Trafficking Dhow boats. They tried to Board a…

17-11-2010 05:10PM

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Anybody else following this??

National Geographic Sky Channel 526.

Started Monday on National Geographic it follows HMAS Toowoomba FFH 156 on her run up to Duty in the Gulf and then her 6Month Tour, Last night it showed her on Patrol in the Gulf surveying and intercepting Drug Trafficking Dhow boats.

They tried to Board a Dhow in Terrible Seas using their S-70B-2 Seahawk Helicopter via Fast Rope but it wasnt possible, the video of the Helo was very dramatic indeed shot from the Warship itself showing the pilot of the Seahawk really battling to stay straight and level as the Dhow Pitched and Rolled but the Fast Rope got caught and wrapped around on the wiring of the Dhow's Various Wires etc and the Seahawk jolted and pitched violently so they called the Fast Rope off and attempted Boarding by RIB which eventually was accomplished.

Very good to watch so far.

Just checked, a New Episode is Scheduled for Tonight ( Wednesday 17th Nov ) at 7PM : Pirate Patrol "Chopper Down" HMAS Toowoomba apprehends and searches a skiff thats getting close to a Cargo Ship and finds it's Crew armed to the teeth.

Fine Ship:

Big use of the Helo in this programme which is why I posted here.

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