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The United States Africa Command is collaborating with the Ghana navy to ensure maritime peace and security in the country’s high seas.
The naval command says the training has become necessary to check increasing illegal activities such as drug trafficking, fishing and dumping of waste along the West coast. The project will also involve training for Ghana’s Navy and navy from most west African countries-Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameron as well as logistical support.
The training is been conducted on the US naval ship-Gunston hall. The ship will for the next eight days serves as a mobile university given tutorials and practical training to the navy personnel onboard the vessel.
Joy FM’s Sammy Darko will be on the patrol ship and he believes the trip will be a challenging one.
Expectations
The capacity of the Ghana Navy is soon expected to be boosted to a level where they can ward off most illegal activities on the high seas.
In recent times, concerns have been raised about the country’s inability to combat drug traffickers, illegal fishing and dumping of waste on the high seas.
That is because the Navy lacks the equipment and required skills to do so. But the US Africa Command is hoping to reverse the trend with its African partnership station.
Pirates on high seas
The object of this program is to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. Under the program, officers of the Ghana Navy will be given professional training and provided with some logistics to aid in patrol offshore.
For instance, under this exercise the US has given Ghana four defender class boats for surveillance.
These are fast speed boats attached to a vessel to chase out criminals on the high seas. The training is considered crucial as the nation prepares to sell its oil in commercial quantities in the last quarter of this year.
Story by Sammy Darko/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
The naval command says the training has become necessary to check increasing illegal activities such as drug trafficking, fishing and dumping of waste along the West coast. The project will also involve training for Ghana’s Navy and navy from most west African countries-Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameron as well as logistical support.
The training is been conducted on the US naval ship-Gunston hall. The ship will for the next eight days serves as a mobile university given tutorials and practical training to the navy personnel onboard the vessel.
Joy FM’s Sammy Darko will be on the patrol ship and he believes the trip will be a challenging one.
Expectations
The capacity of the Ghana Navy is soon expected to be boosted to a level where they can ward off most illegal activities on the high seas.
In recent times, concerns have been raised about the country’s inability to combat drug traffickers, illegal fishing and dumping of waste on the high seas.
That is because the Navy lacks the equipment and required skills to do so. But the US Africa Command is hoping to reverse the trend with its African partnership station.
Pirates on high seas
The object of this program is to improve maritime safety and security on the African continent. Under the program, officers of the Ghana Navy will be given professional training and provided with some logistics to aid in patrol offshore.
For instance, under this exercise the US has given Ghana four defender class boats for surveillance.
These are fast speed boats attached to a vessel to chase out criminals on the high seas. The training is considered crucial as the nation prepares to sell its oil in commercial quantities in the last quarter of this year.
Story by Sammy Darko/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana
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