2014 KAKADU Exercise

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Members of the coalition fleet (from right) Philippine Navy Ship, BRP Ramon Alcaraz, Pakistan Navy Ship, PNS Nasr and HMAS Newcastle come together in the North Australian Exercise Area (NAXA) off the coast of Darwin, Northern territory during Exercise KAKADU 2014.

 

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Pakistani Sailor Alleged to Have Jumped Ship in Darwin Has Been Found

Pakistani sailor alleged to have jumped ship in Darwin has been found | World news | theguardian.com

Tuesday 9 September 2014 02.21 BST

A Pakistani sailor alleged to have jumped ship during multilateral navy exercises in Darwin has been found.The man, 23, went missing from the Pakistan navy ship PNS Nasr at about 4.30am on Sunday and it was initially believed he had fallen overboard while the ship was anchored in Darwin Harbour as part of the biennial Exercise Kakadu.But police said it became apparent he did not want to be found after they discovered his plastic-wrapped backpack floating on the water near the Cox peninsula and he was spotted by a worker there near Talc Head.

Police confirmed on Tuesday that the man was found hiding in a shed late on Monday night, and was in good health. He is now in the hands of immigration authorities.Exercise Kakadu, running from 25 August to 12 September, is the navy’s largest maritime warfare exercise. Eight warships and 26 navy and airforce aircraft from the Asia Pacific and Indian ocean region are participating.