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A PAKISTANI sailor is believed to have jumped ship into croc-infested waters during war games off the Territory coast. The "man overboard" crisis arose on a navy vessel at anchor in Darwin Harbour about 4.30am yesterday. Superintendent Rob Burgoyne said the man, 23, who was taking part in the Australian Navy's Exercise Kakadu on Pakistani warship PNS Nasr, disappeared into scrub and "didn't want to be found". "We don't know what he's wearing but he's not in navy uniform and is small in stature," Supt Burgoyne said. Water Police and a HMAS Newcastle helicopter began a sea search and the man's plastic- wrapped backpack was found floating in the water near Talc Head, on the Cox Peninsula, after he vanished. Supt Burgoyne said the man was suspected to have reached land and was spotted by a local YMCA worker near Talc Head. Humpty Doo cops, seven Territory Response Group members and a dog are among a dozen land searchers. Supt Burgoyne said the dog followed small foot prints about 6km south of Talc Head but the track went cold. Police also found a pair of sandals or thongs believed to have belonged to the man, and are investigating whether residents at Belyuen, about 115km by road from Darwin, have seen anything suspicious. A Customs crew and the navy are scouring the harbour with two choppers in the air. The search area covers Talc Head, Belyuen and Delissaville. A spokeswoman for defence said the Pakistani sailor's personal details would not be released at this time. Kakadu is the navy's largest maritime exercise with eight warships from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and Pakistan, 26 aircraft and 1200 people from 25 nations conducting simulated high-end warfare. Pakistani sailor jumps ship during Territory war games | NT News