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| High Speed Vessel (HSV-XI) Makes Port Visit to Malaysia |
| 2005-08-09 |
| KOTA KINABALU, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The joint venture High Speed Vessel (HSV-XI), a leased commercial ship, arrived in Labuan, Monday for a three-day port visit, followed by a three-day visit to the state capital. According to a statement issued by the press office of the US Embassy, the US Pacific Command was testing the HSV-XI as a military support vessel designed to transport personnel and equipment. It said the vessel was the sister ship of HVS-2 Swift. The Swift was part of the US Navy emergency relief operations in Aceh, Indonesia, in the aftermath of the tsunami catastrophe. It played an important role in helping to transport supplies to isolated areas in the tsunami-devastated province. The vessel is scheduled for a variety of exercises, security cooperation events and port visits in the region. The statement said US vessels routinely transit through international waters, participated in bilateral exercises and stopped at ports for friendly visits, rest and resupply. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #2 Yes Tony it is. I remember hearing about this earlier this year. All it needs is a couple of warp nacelles (just kidding) |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2005-08-09 17:51 |
| #1 One sexy! looking ship. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2005-08-09 15:59 |