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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Frigate pulls out of anti-piracy patrols

SAS Amatola |Operation Copper, the defence force's anti-piracy operation in the channel, has ground to a premature halt with the withdrawal of the SAS Amatola, one of the navy's four frigates.

Navy sources said the withdrawal is believed to be linked to a diplomatic bungle in an agreement between South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania.

The navy launched Operation Copper in the channel and off the coast of Tanzania last year.

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