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Africans take control of Gulf of Guinea security

Par Skipper le lundi 2 octobre 2017

A symposium on maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea was held in Dakar, Senegal, on 19 and 20 September. The event brought together the chiefs of naval staff of 17 Gulf of Guinea countries committed to cooperative actions initiated in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in June 2013.

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Naval Group delivers first Gowind to Egypt

Par Skipper le lundi 2 octobre 2017

Less than 29 months after cutting the first steel for the first Gowind 2500 corvette at its Lorient shipyard, Naval Group (ex-DCNS) delivered the Elfateh to the Egyptian Navy on 22 September. The Elfateh is the first of four Gowind 2500s on order for Egypt. Whereas the first of class was built in France the other three will be built in Alexandria under a technology transfer agreement with French technical assistance.

 

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Ocea, latest deliveries and orders

Par Skipper le lundi 2 octobre 2017

French boatbuilder Ocea recently delivered two type FPB72 fast patrol boats to the Nigerian Navy and won a new order placed by the same client. The all-aluminium FPB72 is 24m long with a beam of 5.8m. It has a top speed of 35 knots and a range of 600nm at 12kts, carries ten personnel and a fast RIB, and is armed with machineguns. The hulls were produced by Ocea’s Fontenay-le-Comte yard and fitted out at Sables d’Olonne, both on France’s Atlantic coast. On completion, the boats were sent to Saint-Nazaire where they were loaded onto the deck of a cargo ship bound for Nigeria.

 

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