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VICTORIA, Seychelles (Nov. 15, 2013) – Boarding team members from East African nations return after a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) exercise of Cutlass Express 2013. Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 is a multinational maritime exercise in the waters off East Africa to improve cooperation, tactical expertise and information sharing among East African maritime forces in order to increase maritime safety and security in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lieutenant Cheryl A. Collins/Released.)
Fishing crew freed from pirate captivity
In an operation co-ordinated between the Sri Lanka Navy and the Seychelles Defence Forces, the six crew of a hi-jacked fishing vessel have been freed. Sri Lankan fishing vessel Lorenzo…