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An Italian Navy unit to police national mercantile traffic

Rome, Italy - The measures taken by Italian Defence Minister against the acts of piracy in the Horn of Africa's area

After the recent attempts of piracy attacks against Italian merchant ships off Somalia, Italian Minister of Defence, Antonio Martino, has ordered the deployment of an Italian Navy unit in the Horn of Africa for patrolling and escorting national merchant ships. A 5000 mile-range sea-going patroller, equipped with a helicopter and 185 crew members, will reach the operating zone by the month of A...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 124623
Rome, Italy, 07/29/2005 12:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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