This December, at Aola Base in Honiara, Australia’s Defence Adviser Lieutenant Colonel Justin Bywater handed over 10 new ray boats and ten 60 horsepower outboard motors to Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Commissioner Mostyn Mangau. This is part of Australia’s ongoing commitment to the RSIPF through the Defence Cooperation Program.
Lieutenant Colonel Bywater said, “I’m really pleased to be handing over these boats and motors to RSIPF Maritime Division to ensure their officers can safely navigate between islands.”
“The boats were made locally by Y.Sato Marine and are known as the ‘Weather Coast’ model because they’ve been made specifically to suit Solomon Islands’ unique conditions, with slightly deeper hulls,” Lieutenant Colonel Bywater said.
