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HMNZS Otago

A boarding party from HMNZS Otago approaches a foreign fishing vessel to conduct an inspection as part of Operation Castle, in the Ross Sea. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas 

HMNZS Otago ends Southern Ocean patrol

20/12/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3557 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Otago

The New Zealand Defence Force’s maritime and aerial surveillance crews who have been on patrol in the Southern Ocean have

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A Zodiac from HMNZS Otago, with fisheries officers from New Zealand and Vanuatu, approaches a fishing vessel in the south-west Pacific during Operation Island Chief. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Pacific 

NZDF boarded 26 vessels during Pacific fisheries patrols

10/08/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3294 Views 0 Comments Forum Fisheries Agency, HMNZS Otago, New Zealand Defence Force, NZDF, P-3K2 Orion, RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force

New Zealand Defence Force personnel located 60 vessels of interest and boarded 26 others in multilateral fisheries patrols conducted recently

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Fijian Fisheries Officer Waisea Aka speaks to a local fisherman during a HMNZS Hawea-assisted fisheries and customs patrol in Fiji. NZDF photo.
New Zealand News Overseas Pacific 

HMNZS Hawea finds 45 infringements on Fiji patrol

19/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3331 Views 0 Comments Fiji, fisheries patrol, HMNZS Hawea, HMNZS Otago, Royal New Zealand Navy

Royal New Zealand Navy inshore patrol vessel HMNZS Hawea boarded about 250 vessels and detected 45 infringements since arriving in

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Lieutenant Commander Gray – the new commander of HMNZS Otago. Photo by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ
New Zealand News Overseas 

First female commander of an RNZN offshore vessel

06/06/201709/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5294 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Otago, Lieutenant Commander Lorna Gray

Lieutenant Commander Lorna Gray today became the first female commanding officer of a Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel.

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A boarding team that includes compliance officers from the Ministry for Primary Industries returns to HMNZS Otago after a boarding during patrols in Tuvalu’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
New Zealand News Overseas 

Busy fishing trip for HMNZS Otago

04/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4210 Views 0 Comments HMNZS Otago

Fisheries patrols conducted by the Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago in support of south-west Pacific countries

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