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RNZAF patrols Vanuatu waters
October 29, 2026 _ NZDF _ Fisheries（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/fisheries/）, Maritime（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/maritime/）, RNZAF（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/rnzaf/）, Surveillance（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/surveillance/）, Vanuatu（https://islandsbusiness.com/tag/vanuatu/） _ News（https://islandsbusiness.com/category/news-break/）,
THE Royal New Zealand Air Force has carried out maritime surveillance and reconnaissance patrols for Vanuatu and the Forum Fisheries Agency. Image: NZDF
THE Royal New Zealand Air Force has carried out maritime surveillance and reconnaissance patrols for Vanuatu and the Forum Fisheries Agency.
Using an MC-12K King Air and crew from No. 42 Squadron the RNZAF received intelligence and taskings from the Vanuatu’s Police Maritime Unit, Transnational Crime Squad, Fisheries Office, and National Disaster Management Office.
Intelligence was also received from the Honiara-based Forum Fisheries Agency.
Officers from the agencies were embarked for the flights, with particular interest in surveillance of “dark vessels” – those that deliberately hide their identification, location or ownership while at sea.