Sirocco (Australian band) (four times), Laos, Nepal and Pakistan, and were the first Australian group to tour both Russia and China. Sirocco (Australian band) Sirocco is an Australian music group that began in 1980 with three musicians: Bill O'Toole, Guy Madigan and Andrew de Teliga. In 1981 Michael Atherton joined and the group recorded their first album "Paths of the Wind". They have been nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Indigenous Release in 1987 ("Voyage"), for Best Independent Release in 1990 ("Port of Call") and for Best World Music Album three times, 1995 ("The Wetland Suite"), 1996 ("Stars and Fires") and 1999
USS Sirocco On 28 March 2016, "Sirocco" seized a stateless dhow in the Arabian sea. A boarding party had been dispatched to inspect the suspicious vessel and discovered it had been transporting 1,500 AK-47 assault rifles, 200 RPG launchers, and 21 .50 caliber machine guns. After receiving reports from "Sirocco", the destroyer also arrived on the scene to assist. After the weapons were seized and offloaded, the dhow and its crew were released. USS Sirocco USS "Sirocco" (PC-6) is the sixth of the U.S. Navy. "Sirocco" was laid down 20 June 1992 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 29 May 1993.