This photo shows the Australian Navy's HMAS Adelaide docked at Vuna Wharf in Tonga's capital Nuku’alofa on January 26, 2022, to deliver aid following the January 15 eruption of the nearby Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano. AFP PHOTO
This photo shows the Australian Navy's HMAS Adelaide docked at Vuna Wharf in Tonga's capital Nuku’alofa on January 26, 2022, to deliver aid following the January 15 eruption of the nearby Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano. AFP PHOTO

A CORONAVIRUS-HIT Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict "no contact" protocols.

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