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Impressive manoeuvres in the docks
Airborne SA and French troops rescue hijacked liner in Richards Bay
THE combined ‘anti-piracy’ rescue operation between SA Navy and southern Indian Ocean French Naval Forces stationed at Le Reunion off Naval Island on Thursday, made an impressive spectacle.
In front of a large VIP crowd aboard the SAS Protea, the combined forces simulated pirates boarding a ‘passenger vessel’ at sea.
Through a combination of land, sea and air deployment of specialised troops, the pirates were overcome and arrested.
The display formed part of ‘Operation Oxide’, a joint SA and French naval exercise taking place off Richards Bay.
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