HMAS Leeuwin berthed at the Marine Wharf in Alotau within Milne Bay. *** Local Caption *** Throughout the past five weeks HS Red Crew has been conducting Hydrographic Survey Operations off the South East Coast of Papua New Guinea in HMAS Leeuwin. Part way through the survey deployment the Leeuwin visited Alotau to resupply fuel and food, stores and offer HS Red respite and a new, exciting place to explore.
Milne Bay is a province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Alotau. Within the province there are more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited. The province has about 276,000 inhabitants, speaking about 48 languages. Economically the province is dependent upon tourism, oil palm, and gold mining on Misima Island; in addition to these larger industries there are many small-scale village projects in cocoa and copra cultivation.
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