MUARA NAVAL BASE, Wednesday, 04 October 2023 – Following the Handing Over, Taking Over Ceremony held in Changi Naval Base, the newly transferred Patrol Vessel AL-FARUQ has arrived in Brunei Darussalam bringing home her first crew of 8 officers and 30 ratings captained by Lieutenant Commander Pg. Khairul Anwar bin Pg. Dr. Hj. Abu Bakar, RBN. AL-FARUQ’s arrival was received with a welcoming ceremony with Captain Haji Sarif Pudin bin Matserudin, Acting Commander Royal Brunei Navy, as the guest of honour. Also present were members of the RBN Executive Board, officers, ratings, as well as families of AL-FARUQ’s first crew.
Upon AL-FARUQ’s arrival, her first crew performed sujud syukur as a form of gratitude to Allah Subhanahu Wata’ala. The welcoming ceremony was followed by a Doa Selamat recital and doa khas before concluding with a session between AL-FARUQ’s first crew and the Acting Commander Royal Brunei Navy.
