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Thai Navy to put guards on Thai cargo ships
The Thai navy will deploy armed guards aboard Thai cargo vessels travelling in the Gulf of Aden under its renewed anti-piracy mission set to start in July this year, navy sources say, Bangkok Post reports. The guards, to be selected from Sea-air-land (Seal) special warfare units and recon servicemen of the Royal Thai Marine Corps, will work in parallel with 369 sailors on two navy ships - HTMS Narathiwat and HTMS Similan. The 60-strong armed guard unit will put four of its members aboard each Thai vessel to provide protection until it travels out of the piracy-prone sea lanes off Somalia. Read more http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/237371/navy-to-put-guards-on-thai-cargo-ships
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