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Navies in joint exercise

THE US and Chinese navies have carried out drills to combat pirates off the Horn of Africa, in a rare joint exercise between the two nations, the US Navy said yesterday.

Somali pirates have attacked hundreds of ships in the Indian Ocean over the past few years, targeting everything from oil tankers to cargo ships loaded with Chinese goods.

US destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill paired up with Chinese frigate Yi Yang on Monday for training in boarding, search and seizure.





 

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