AFP, Australia said Dec. 30 it was sending a warship loaded with helicopters and a military field hospital to Indonesia to help with disaster relief efforts.
Prime Minister John Howard said the HMAS Kanimbla would depart Jan. 1 from Sydney and head to Indonesia for what he believed would be a lengthy deployment in the disaster zone.
He said an Antonov aircraft loaded with three Iroquois helicopters would also arrive in Indonesia on Monday.
