EU NAVFOR welcomes FGS BERLIN to its mission off the Coast of Somalia

FGS BERLIN, source: ©2010 Bundeswehr / Ricarda Schoenbrodt
From its port in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, and travelling through the Red Sea into the area of operation off the Coast of Somalia, the FGS BERLIN joins the multi-national EU NAVFOR off the Horn of Africa today, 17 February 2012.
The FGS BERLIN is a class 702 combat supply ship, capable of refuelling and replenishing other ships at sea and is also equipped with two SEA KING MK 41 helicopters.
The German ship joins EU NAVFOR to

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