Operation Sumatra Assist

Operation Sumatra Assist
Part of 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake

Australian and Indonesian military personnel work together to unload an Australian C-130 Hercules at Banda Aceh
DateDecember 26, 2004
LocationIndonesia
Result Deployment of humanitarian aid to Indonesia
Belligerents
 Australia
 Indonesia		 No opposition
Casualties and losses
9 ADF personnel killed in Shark 02 crash

Operation Sumatra Assist was the Australian Defence Force's (ADFs) contribution to disaster relief in Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. ADF personnel were deployed within hours of the earthquake. They served mainly in Aceh province of Indonesia. Medical and engineering staff were prominent, with helicopters and cargo aircraft, supported offshore by HMAS Kanimbla and its two Sea King helicopters.

Phase 2

At about 0930UTC 2 April 2005, Sea King helicopter Shark 02 crashed on the island of Nias off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia during the humanitarian efforts in the aftermath of the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake. Nine Australian Defence Force personnel were killed (seven men and two women); reports say there were 6 Navy and 3 Air Force personnel. Two others were recovered alive from the site by the other Sea King operating from HMAS Kanimbla and transferred to it for medical assistance in its hospital facilities.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Navy Helicopter Crashes in Indonesia, Nine Personnel Presumed Dead". Australian Department of Defence. 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2006-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Nine Australians die in Nias chopper crash". ABC News Online. 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2006-05-27.
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