US Navy ship docks in Maputo
A US naval vessel will dock in Mozambique, as part of an American defence forces' programme of promoting maritime protection.
Maputo - For the first time in 30 years a United States naval vessel will dock in Mozambique, as part of an American defence forces' programme of promoting maritime protection.
Fernando Angelo, a spokesperson at the United States embassy in Maputo, said on Thursday that the ship, the USS Forrest Sherman, would be in Mozambique between 17 and 21 September.
This was the first US navy ship to dock in Mozambique in more than 30 years. The USS Paul and USS Mullinnix visited the southern African nation in 1994.
Angelo said the visit by the navy ship, with a crew of 315 - 38 officers and 277 recruits - was part of the US Navy programme of establishing strong partnerships with sub-Saharan African countries.
The navy had already docked in Djibouti, Tanzania, and the Comoros Islands and after Mozambique it would head for the South African coasts.
Angelo said that during the week-long visit the US Marines would demonstrate to the Mozambican navy ways of controlling fires aboard ships, and drill them in first aid skills.
The marines would also participate in a blood donation campaign, which would benefit Mozambican health institutions.
Angelo said the forces would visit a local orphanage accommodating more than 400 children in Chiango locality in Boane, Maputo province.
Fonte:News24 (Online edition)
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