24 March, 2019
Four Australian ships belonging to the Royal Australian Navy HMAS Canberra, ‘Newcastle’, ‘Success’ and ‘Parramatta’ arrived yesterday, March 23 to participate in the Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2019.
HMAS ‘Canberra’ and ‘Newcastle’ entered Colombo Port while HMAS ‘Success’ and ‘Parramatta’ entered Trincomalee Port. The ships were welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy according to naval traditions. The Indo-Pacific Endeavour, an Australian task-force, consisting of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, arrived to strengthen the cooperation on maritime affairs in the Indian Ocean.