DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6265 3343, Fax: 02 62656946
336/08
Friday, 17 October 2008
FLEET COMMANDER HOSTS LAUNCH OF NAVY
DIVERS TELEVISION SERIES
The Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Nigel Coates, AM RAN, hosted a
launch event for a new television documentary series showcasing the Navy’s
Clearance Divers.
The series gives viewers a rare insight into the gruelling selection course that the
trainees must survive in order to join the ranks of one of the Navy’s most elite and
mysterious units.
Rear Admiral Coates was joined by a host of media and industry people who took the
chance to sneak a peek at the home of Australian Clearance Dive Team One.
“It is a great pleasure to officially launch the Navy Divers series. The role of clearance
divers is necessarily secretive and this is a rare chance for the Australian public to see
the elite level of training that divers must undertake,” said Rear Admiral Coates.
Navy Divers is a documentary series which follows the story of a group of young
trainees as they face the physical and mental challenges of selection to become one of
the Navy’s elite Clearance Divers.
The series will premiere on the ABC at 8.30pm on Tuesday 28 October, 2008, and is
a Prospero Productions series for the ABC.
Media contact: Defence Media Liaison (02) 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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