SAN DIEGO–The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS O’Kane (DDG 77) returned home to Naval Base San Diego, completing an eight-month independent deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas
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May 11, 2021
To quote the U.S. Navy s official announcement, on May 6 the cruiser USS Monterey seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea. The list of weaponry aboard the dhow included advanced Russian-made anti-tank missiles, around 3,000 Chinese assault rifles, several hundred light machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers and advanced optical sights. On a battlefield, those weapons set could arm a light infantry brigade of 4,000 soldiers or guerrilla fighters. Stateless is diplo-speak indicating the dhow had no flag or other sign of national origin. It suggests the dhow s crew had no valid cargo papers to show the U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team inspecting their vessel. When USN warships enter sea lanes plied by smugglers and pirates, they often have a Coast Guard team aboard with legal authority to address transnational criminal operation
To quote the U.S. Navy s official announcement, on May 6 the cruiser USS Monterey seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea. The list of weaponry aboard the dhow included advanced Russian-made anti-tank missiles, around 3,000 Chinese assault rifles, several hundred light machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers and advanced optical sights.
On a battlefield, those weapons set could arm a light infantry brigade of 4,000 soldiers or guerrilla fighters. Stateless is diplo-speak indicating the dhow had no flag or other sign of national origin. It suggests the dhow s crew had no valid cargo papers to show the U.S. Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team inspecting their vessel. When USN warships enter sea lanes plied by smugglers and pirates, they often have a Coast Guard team aboard with legal authority to address transnational criminal operations.