An Australian Defence spokesperson confirmed on July 5 that a number of Royal Australian Navy sailors on the HMAS 'Success' were returned to Australia from Singapore in May after it was found that male sailors kept a book recording the number of female crew they had had sex with.
The book was found while HMAS 'Success' was ported in Singapore in May.
Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Crane, said the alleged behaviours under investigation did not align to navy values.
"Our navy people will not tolerate this type of behaviour," he said. "Once these allegations were made known, the navy acted immediately by removing those sailors allegedly involved in the matter from the ship and referring the matter to the independent Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS) for action."
He added that the navy was waiting for the ADFIS investigation before it would act to address disciplinary or administrative action.
