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German Frigate Schleswig-Holstein to Relieve Emden
The German navy frigate Schleswig-Holstein set sail from North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven Monday to join the EU's Operation Atalanta counter-piracy efforts, according to an Aviation Week blog.The ship has a complement of 240 crew, and leaves with additional troops including a mobile protection element. The element can also detach a 10 man vessel protection detachment (VPD) by dinghy or helo to protect a civilian ship. VPDs are in use by NAVFOR to provide security for World Food program vessels operating between Mogadishu and Mombasa. The Schleswig-Holstein will relieve the German Frigate Emden which has been on deployment since January. The Schleswig-Holstein will end its deployment in October, 2010. Posted by: badanov 2010-05-08 |
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