Nato warships expected at Cape Town

A flotilla of warships is expected at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (Nato) naval marine group one --consisting of ships from the navies of Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United States -- is expected to sail into the harbour on Tuesday afternoon, the SA Navy’s Commander Jaco Theunissen said.

The Nato force will take part in exercises with the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) which would include most of the SA Navy fleet, including the four new frigates and the new submarine.

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