RFNS Puamau to be decommissioned - Tikoduadua

The $18 million RFNS Puamau, which suffered extensive damage after running aground on a reef in Fulaga in June, will not be brought back online.

Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua says the vessel will be decommissioned.

Tikoduadua adds that the Fiji Navy and other experts are exploring the best ways to safely remove the ship which is still in Ogea.

When questioned on what is happening to the Naval officers who were in charge of RFNS Puamau when it ran around, Tikoduadua says that is a RFMF legal process.

Australia gifted the Guardian-class patrol boat to Fiji in May this year.