Navy Sea Base Arrives In Nigeria For Anti-Piracy Push
https://gcaptain.com/navy-sea-base-nigeria-anti-piracy/August 8, 2021
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first ship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos on Saturday as part of the U.S. government’s support to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
“Ship visits like this one clearly demonstrate the U.S.’s continued dedication to our partners in the Gulf of Guinea as they strive for the security of their resources, their economy, and their people,” Claire Pierangelo, U.S. Consul General in Lagos, told reporters Saturday.
West African loses about 800,000 tons of fish a year, worth almost $2 billion in gross revenue, to illegal activities by both foreign and domestic vessels, Pierangelo said. This removes vast seafood protein from the region....
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U.S. Navy Commissions Newest Expeditionary Sea Base
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-commissions-newest-expeditionary-sea-base/March 10, 2020
