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US offers patrol ship to Cape Verde
Wednesday, 22 August 2007 15:12    PDF Print E-mail

Before the end of August, the United States Embassy in Praia will formally donate a high-speed patrol vessel, which is already docked at São Vicente port, to Cape Verde. The 11-meter vessel will operate with a three-person crew.

The Cape Verdean Coast Guard's operational capacity will be reinforced with the high-speed boat being donated by the US government.

According to a source connected to the Armed Forces, the vessel will be used to patrol port areas and shorelines, but will not be able to travel between islands. As a result, the island on which the vessel will be based "is being pondered by military personnel."

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