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NAVAL DIVERS' TRIVIA FACE-OFF
15 Nov 2023 | COMMUNITY

NAVAL DIVERS' TRIVIA FACE-OFF

It's a battle of brains vs brawn between these naval divers.
/VIDEO PRODUCER BENITA TEO / VIDEO EDITORS BENITA TEO & CHANG ZI XIANG / CAMERAMAN DEEPAN NICHOLAS / PHOTOGRAPHER CHAI SIAN LIANG
What is the largest ship in the Singapore navy? Which colour is the Naval Diving Unit frogman statue? We challenge two NSF divers, who will be taking part in this year’s Navy@Vivo Boat PT (physical training) demo, to a trivia face-off – how many of these can YOU answer?

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