Warship captures life on the high seas

November 11, 2009  Filed Under News, 7 Comments » 

Another observational documentary is in production, this time filming a working Australian warship.

Warship, being made by WA-based Prospero Productions (Navy Divers), has been filming aboard the HMAS Toowoomba for the past five months.

The series will capture the working life of its 190-member crew during an operational deployment to the Middle East.

A three man film crew has followed the ship’s journey from Fremantle to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, visiting foreign ports, conducting counter-terrorist and anti-piracy patrols and working with the giant nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.

Their biggest moment involved …