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A patrol unit of the Moroccan royal navy rescued 141 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 3 women and 2 children, off the southern city of Dakhla on February 18. The migrant-loaded boat sailed from Mauritania en route to Canary Islands when the royal navy unit was asked for assistance by the national center for coordination and maritime […]
Two Coast Guard vessels and a High-Seas Patrol boat of the Royal Navy successfully intercepted two canoes carrying a total of 124 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 8 minors. The operation, part of national waters monitoring, took place at approximately 75 km west of the Southern city of Dakhla. According to a statement from the General Staff […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy aborted an illegal migration attempt off the Atlantic coast of Tarfya in the southern provinces, authorities said. The operation led to the arrest of 40 would-be migrants, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa, including 12 women. The sea washed up the bodies of seven Sub-Saharans, including five women, authorities said through official media. The […]
The Royal Navy coast guard assisted between Wednesday (July 29) and Saturday (August 1) 183 would-be immigrants, including 12 women and two minors, all of them sub-Saharans, a military source said Saturday. The would-be immigrants were in difficulty on board makeshift boats in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The Sub-Saharans, some of whom were in […]
Moroccan navy and its northern Mediterranean partners are fostering their cooperation with the arrival of a European fleet of frigates and destroyers to Casablanca port to take part in a naval exercise. The sea military drills, baptized Multi Cooperative Exercise, will take place this week off Casablanca, said Far-Maroc the well-informed military facebook page. Prior […]
Morocco, which is the only African country having both the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines, is continuously modernizing its naval defense capabilities to protect its water and deter enemies. But the Algerian military Generals, who are tightening their grip on the country on the verge of implosion due to deep sociopolitical crisis, are getting hedgy whenever […]
The Moroccan navy is seeking to reinforce its anti-submarine warfare capacities through the acquisition of helicopters as a prelude to the creation of an air-sea base, Moroccan media reported. The purchase of helicopters equipped with anti-submarine warfare systems as well as sea patrol aircrafts aims at creating a military balance with Algeria, which is expected […]
Moroccan navy is currently taking part off Spanish coasts in the 13th iteration of the multinational maritime exercise Phoenix Express 2017 along with maritime forces from Europe and the United States. The Moroccan frigate, Tarik Ibn Ziad, took part in the naval exercise, which was sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval […]
Senior commander of Morocco’s Royal Navy had talks with Greek peers on a set of issues of mutual interest, on top of which the possibility of acquiring Submarines used by the Greek navy, said the website Far-Maroc specializing in military issues. The same source reported that commanders of the Tarik Ben Zyad and Sultan Moulay […]
Tunisian defense ministry announced Tuesday the conduction of military exercise on the sea in conjunction with the US navy in view of training Tunisian forces in combat and rescue techniques. The drill will take place in the North African country and will take one month, the ministry announced. The drill will focus on rescue operations […]