Navy ship arrives in Tasmania

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HMAS Arafura has made a port visit to Tasmania after weeks of sea trials. The futuristic vessel could be fitted with high-tech drones in the future. It is set to become operational early 2026.

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00:00Yeah, it was really good. The ship handles really well. The crew's really enjoyed it after a lot of hard work throughout the year.

00:06We've been really excited to be finally able to get to sea and start doing our job and getting a lot of trials done.

00:12We're making a lot of really good progress towards being able to get the vessel ready to be fully operational early next year.

00:18The crew's been working really hard and this trip's been really rewarding for all their efforts throughout the year.

00:23What's your role of the crew in yourself in the next few days?

00:28So over the next four days after a few busy weeks at sea, they'll definitely get a bit of a respite.

00:32We work over weekends, you know, there's no days off unfortunately we're at sea and it's a 24-7 job for most of us.

00:38So everyone will get a few days ashore, be able to have a bit of a bit of respite, get a full night's sleep, enjoy some of the sights of Hobart.

00:44And then after our time in Hobart, you know, we'll do a few tours and some stuff for the general public and some public commitments.

00:50And then we'll go back to sea and we'll get back to work and get into our trials and we'll go from there.

00:54I joined the crew in October last year, so pretty much 12 months now.

01:02And then, yeah, we got the vessel in March, so I've been on board the ship ever since it arrived in Western Australia.

01:08We're going on board there, but it's really fun.

01:10We're going to get back to sea and we're going on board the ship in three weeks.

01:12So, I'll see you next week.

01:14We're going on board.

01:16And I'll see you then.

01:18I'll see you then.

01:20We'll get to be about to get up.

01:22After the ship, you get to that ship.

01:24We've got to be about to get up we'll get to the ship.

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