Tauranga Navy’s training ground

[Ykato]

Tauranga Navy’s training ground

The Port of Tauranga was involved in a New Zealand first as the Royal New Zealand Navy hosted Exercise Bell Buoy – an international maritime operation involving 10 Pacific nations.
The International Trade Protection exercise involved participants from 10 other nations and utilised the Ports of Auckland, Tauranga, Whangarei and Marsden Point from May 13 to May 24.
Full item here:
www.sunlive.co.nz/news/45410-tauranga-navys-training-ground.html

[ngatimozart]

I got this off the RNZN facebook page. Gives details of participants

The RNZN is conducting the annual BELL BUOY in Auckland, Tauranga, and Whangarei from 13-24 May. Many participants are reservists from New Zealand and other member nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans Shipping Working Group. Exercise participants include personnel from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States, with observers from other nations.

[beagle]

Maybe that big Chinese ship was spying on the exercise.

[ngatimozart]

More than likely.