gaddafi so we have to protect our shores and free cities. the rebel navy is restricted by nato. not only in what they can do, but where they can go. they can only patrol 12 miles offshore with her mission. they haven t conducted a single offensive mission in support of ground troops. for now, they are perfectly content to let nato with 17 warships in the mediterranean take the lead. nato plane wiped out 70% of the warship in the first few days of bombing. it would have been worse if not for a gutsy decision made by lieutenant colonel. the frigged was sailing near the border but fighting broke out in libya. fargana was order good to benghazi, gather naval assets and return to tripoli. he defied the order and found himself in a tense showdown with the libyan knavously other friggot but they negotiated a retreat. we have to talk to them first. we re the same people. we re like brothers. we have can t do anything
itself and announceed it will respond to congressional demands for detailed explanation of u.s. objectives in libya. today, a rebel spokesman said thousands of troops loyal to muammar gaddafi are advancing on rebel-held misurata. tripoli, nato airstrike hit the gaddafi scrolling come pound and military targets again. while libya s ultimate fate may be settled on the ground, dan springer shows us that rebels are also patrolling the sea. just outside benghazi, the latest recruit train for battle. all member of the new navy. i joined the navy to defend ourself against killing troops of gaddafi. the rebel navy has taken on the role of coast guard patrolling the shoreline. here they nag down a small fishing boat. they are looking for explosive, weapons and pro-gaddafi fighters. we do patrols and we expect anything can happen from