UK deploys patrol ship in West Africa to strengthen maritime security

British patrol ship HMS Trent is bound for West Africa to strengthen maritime security in the region. A number of other countries have deployed warships in the area, where the Gulf of Guinea particular is plagued by piracy. Corrected.
Photo: Ritzau / scanpix/Politiken
Photo: Ritzau / scanpix/Politiken

The UK has decided to deploy a patrol ship, HMS Trent, off the coast of West Africa to strengthen maritime security in the region, where shipping is not least plagued by piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

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