Navy to strengthen assets in Sabah, Sarawak

SANDAKAN: Commander of Naval Area 2 (PANGWILLA 2), Rear Admiral Dato Ganesh Navaratnam handed over his position as Commander of Royal Malaysian Navy’s Naval Area 2 (MAWILLA 2) to Deputy Commander, Captain Azeman Yusoff at Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) Sandakan base here, yesterday.

The historic moment was witnessed and graced by Commander of Eastern Fleet, Admiral Abdul Rahman Ayob. His arrival was accorded a salute by Kumpulan Kawalan Kehormatan MAWILLA 2.

The ceremony was also attended by all RMN Sandakan base personnel, Commanding Officers under MAWILLA 2 from KD Sri Semporna and KD Sri Tawau, as well as the Armed Force Charity Body of MAWILLA 2.

Speaking at the ceremony, Abdul Rahman thanked Ganesh for his contribution and service throughout his six months as PANGWILLA 2.

He said although the time was brief, Ganesh had made several changes and improvement particularly in increasing effectiveness of operations in MAWILLA 2.

He said that the initiative to increase RMN assets, especially ships that were added to MAWILLA 2 from the Eastern Fleet, had managed to increase the readiness of MAWILLA 2 in keeping the East Coast of Sabah safe.

Abdul Rahman then said that there was a plan to move two ships from New Generation Patrol Vessel (NGPV) to the Eastern Fleet – KD Perak and KD Terengganu – currently in RMN Tanjung Gelang, Kuantan.

He said that the addition of the ships was to strengthen RMN’s assets in Sabah and Sarawak, and it was expected to be done end of this year or early next year.

He added that RMN was also expecting to receive four ships from Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) which were now still in the process of being completed.

Borneo Post 

January 3, 2019, Thursday at 12:03 AM