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Article: MALAYSIA'S FIRST SUBMARINE TO DOCK AT NAVAL BASE IN SABAH.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- September 15, 2009
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KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), Sept 15 Asia Pulse - A few years ago, the idea of a submarine housed in this state of Sabah, the northern part of Borneo Island, would have been just a dream.
But come Sept 17, that dream would turn into a reality as the nation's first submarine, after crossing the South China Sea, will dock at its permanent berth at the Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) base in Sepanggar Bay, the second largest after the Lumut base in Perak.
Arriving a day after the Malaysia Day on Sept 16, the state government is expected to hold a brief welcoming ceremony to witness the historic occasion that seems a fittingly symbolic gift to mark the Malaysia ...