29 Jan 24 - PASSEX with Vietnam People's Navy

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Last week, our Endurance-class Landing Ship Tank, RSS Endeavour conducted a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Vietnam People's Navy (VPN) Gepard-Class Frigate Lý Thái Tổ after a port call at Cam Rahn Bay as part of the Midshipman Sea Training Deployment.

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Officers from both ships coming together to discuss the PASSEX serials during the port call at Cam Rahn Bay.

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Officers from both ships coming together to discuss the PASSEX serials during the port call at Cam Rahn Bay.

During the PASSEX, both ships conducted serials such as a Manoeuvring Exercise (MANEX) before ending off with a sailpast.

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During the PASSEX, both ships conducted serials such as a Manoeuvring Exercise (MANEX) before ending off with a sailpast.

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The VPN's Lý Thái Tổ getting into formation during the MANEX serial.

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Concluding the PASSEX with a sailpast.

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Concluding the PASSEX with a sailpast.

PASSEXes are useful for strengthening mutual understanding and enhancing interoperability with our Naval counterparts. We thank our VPN friends for a successful PASSEX and we look forward to meeting them again in future.

Photos courtesy of CPT Jonathan Tan, LTA Edel Tan and ME1 Cassandra Cheong