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 Friday, June 18, 2021 - 09:11

‘Invincible’ strike force but ‘invisible’ when it comes to Gibraltar...

The MOD in UK issued a long press release on Wednesday about 18 new patrol boats for policing the 3 main naval bases in UK and that in Gibraltar. Of the 18, two will be for Gibaltar, but this is a long-term affair as the first of the 18 boats, will not be ready until next year, and no doubt it will be earmarked for delivery to the UK.


Be that as it may, in making the said statement, he MOD release included the following phrase:
'The Carrier Strike Group 21, led by the Royal Navy alongside their Dutch and US counterparts, recently visited Gibraltar as part of the deployment and was supported by the GDP who carried out escort and patrol activity.'

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