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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The Netherlands sends a submarine to help anti-piracy efforts

Walrus classThe Netherlands is sending a submarine to help efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden, acting defence minister Eimert van Middelkoop said on Monday evening.

Van Middelkoop said the submarine would help gather vital information for anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

The Netherlands has four submarines in its naval fleet, all equipped with state of the art listening apparatus.

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