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 Post subject: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 03 Oct 2024, 17:45 

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Anyone have any idea of what's expected?

I see a Russian frigate with a Kamov heli onboard is at Simonstown.


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2024, 08:22 

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very little.
No night shoot
a few ships open to the public and some demos in the arena

SAS Amatola and the Chinese Frigate left due to a incident off the coast of Mossel Bay, but no official update on that.

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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2024, 14:24 
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Festival layout

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How come every time my ship comes in, I'm at the airport?


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2024, 17:49 

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Anyone with the registration of the Kamov?


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2024, 18:06 
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Just a stupid Question, why does the navy have to exhibit BMW's? or am I missing something. I hope it

I can ask around, but I do not think BMW will develop a submarine BMW like the James Bond car "Wet Nellie".? :lol:

What about the Lynx helicopters?


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2024, 19:10 

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My son went to have a look today, SA Navy only has the Drakensberg, Protea and SAS KING SEKHUKHUNE1.
The biggest attraction is the Russian ships and without them it would be a very small Navy festival.
Have not seen a Lynx around but the Oryx was training with the guys doing fast roping and extraction.

I will walk down and have a look tomorrow.


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 04 Oct 2024, 21:19 

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GLF4 wrote:
Anyone with the registration of the Kamov?


RF-19191 is on the tail


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 05 Oct 2024, 06:52 
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SAS Amatola still off Plettenberg Bay this morning
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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 05 Oct 2024, 14:18 

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Thanks for the Kamov reg, where's the Chinese frigate?


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 06 Oct 2024, 11:01 
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Chinese frigate has returned home after the incident at sea.

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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 06 Oct 2024, 14:22 

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Dean wrote:
Chinese frigate has returned home after the incident at sea.

Both Russian ships left this morning and SAS Amatola arrived back

Indian and Brazilian ships arrived to a 21 gun salute and are anchored in the bay


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 07 Oct 2024, 11:07 

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What incident happened?


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 07 Oct 2024, 13:16 

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GLF4 wrote:
What incident happened?

sailor missing overboard off the southern cape


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 07 Oct 2024, 21:08 

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Oh no. So that's why they cancelled. Probably considered bad luck.


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 Post subject: Re: Navy Festival 2024
PostPosted: 07 Oct 2024, 21:09 

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Anyone have a REG for the Brasilian Lynx and if the Indian frigate has a heli onboard.

Been 4 nice helis recently with the Chinese Y-8 onboard the hospital ship.


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