Shameful ship fiasco as navy repair of HMAS Success botched

News.com.au, 1 Dec 2010The biggest ship in the fleet was in Singapore for a port visit last month following a naval exercise in Malaysia and was due to stay for a $30 million 14-week docking at ST Marine shipyard.According to a well-placed source the defence purchasing agency botched last-minute contract negotiations for the ship's re-skinning so navy brass ordered her back to Perth so the crew