Navy to open flash new training facility

  • 19/07/2018
Navy sailors.
Navy sailors. Photo credit: Newshub/Kim Choe

A 145-tonne training facility for members of the Navy will open on Thursday morning at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.

It weighs a whopping 145 tonnes and is 24 metres long. It's been built so sailors can train in a space with the look and feel of a Navy ship.

The space is moored in the water and includes decks, rails, ladders and winches.

Crews can learn the skills for man-overboard situations as the facility is moored in the water.

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