In an “unprecedented move” the army has deployed six armoured personnel carriers onto the Sealink ferry to Kangaroo Island as a fire continues to burn on the island on a day of severe fire danger.
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Saying “Shit is getting real down at the Cape,” local MP Leon Bignell posted on Facebook on Thursday morning:
In an unprecedented move the Australian Army’s 1st Armoured Regiment has just loaded 6 Armoured Personnel Carriers onto the Sealink ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island.
The regiment is based at Edinburgh in Adelaide’s northern suburbs and the soldiers are ready to help the Kangaroo Island community in any possible way. It is going to be a shocking day for bushfires. Stay safe everyone and follow the CFS advice.
