WA: Australia wants more "Sea Swaps"
By Karen Valenti
PERTH, Jan 17 AAP - Ports around Australia want to participate in proposed US Navy"sea swap" operations, according to a prominent US official.
Western Australia was selected as the site of the inaugural sea swap exercise whichis expected to inject millions of dollars into the state's economy.
A group of 350 US sailors have flown into Perth to relieve the crew of the destroyerUSS Fletcher which is due to arrive in Fremantle, 19 km south of Perth, next week.
A sea swap involves a ship's crew relieved by a new crew being sent to it rather thanthe ship return to …
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