10 warships to dock in Penang next week
PETALING JAYA : Ten warships will dock at Penang port from Aug 15 to Aug 22 as the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) plays host to three key Asean naval events.
The week-long programme includes the 19th Asean navy chiefs' meeting, the third Asean multilateral naval exercise, and the Asean fleet review, with activities across George Town and Batu Ferringhi as well.
Asean navy chiefs' meeting working committee deputy chairman Fadzli Kamal Mohaldin said seven of the 10 warships would be from Asean countries while three would be from RMN. It will bring about 1,600 naval personnel to the Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal.
Bernama reported him as saying the programme would begin with the arrival of the vessels on Aug 15, followed by the Asean multilateral naval exercise opening ceremony, and its 'port phase, which allows naval officers to finalise plans for the joint sea exercises, on Aug 16.
RMN will also host the naval engineering conference, a scientific forum uniting regional naval engineers to discuss innovations.
An event that is open to the public is the Asean navies' city parade on Aug 17 at the Esplanade in Padang Kota Lama, commemorating the historic 1990 International Royal Fleet Review, which saw 59 warships and over 11,000 naval personnel visit Penang.
Visitors may tour the docked warships at Swettenham Pier as part of a programme that includes the various contingents' parades, cultural performances, maritime asset salutes and RMN helicopter flypasts.
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