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DEAUVILLE, France (EUX.TV) -- European Union defence ministers on Wednesday agreed to start planning an international anti-piracy operation off the Somali coast and called for cooperation with NATO warships in the Indian Ocean.

Speaking after an informal ministerial meeting here, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden had offered ships for the force, and British participation also was a possibility. But he added that no real action could be taken before a formal EU meeting Nov. 10.

http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=20527

How are we going to get our rowing boat there?

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DEAUVILLE, France (EUX.TV) -- European Union defence ministers on Wednesday agreed to start planning an international anti-piracy operation off the Somali coast and called for cooperation with NATO warships in the Indian Ocean.

Speaking after an informal ministerial meeting here, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden had offered ships for the force, and British participation also was a possibility. But he added that no real action could be taken before a formal EU meeting Nov. 10.

http://www.eux.tv/article.aspx?articleId=20527

How are we going to get our rowing boat there?

We will load it on a Turkish fregate!!!!

[purdey]

I always thought Cyprus had one ship, I sometimes see it parked offshore. Anyway I hope it has some big guns, those guys are not itimidated by a few warships.

[Oracle]

It's their preparation for "escorting" the Turks off Cyprus shortly ...

[T_C]

It's their preparation for "escorting" the Turks off Cyprus shortly ...

Judging by the amount of Turks in the north, they're probably getting it ready as your "life boat" out of the "sinking ship"

[Oracle]

It's their preparation for "escorting" the Turks off Cyprus shortly ...

Judging by the amount of Turks in the north, they're probably getting it ready as your "life boat" out of the "sinking ship"

In what way is Cyprus a sinking ship?

Don't judge the whole of Cyprus by the failing occupation in the north.

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Navy and Coast Guard

The Cyprus National Guard Naval Command and Cyprus Marine Police operate a large number of small patrol and fast-attack craft, the majority of displacement less than 100 tons. These types include:

Cantierre Navale Vittoria (CNV) P-190 fast-attack craft
Salamis class patrol boat
Kyrenia class patrol boat
SAB-12 patrol boat
Evagoras class patrol boat
Kingfisher (Shaldag) class patrol boat
Kimon class patrol boat
Nautimar HD-7 Rigid Inflatable boat (RIB)

The Cyprus National Guard Naval Command also operates an unspecified number of coastal-batteries and radars for a contingent of MBDA MM-40 Exocet Block-II anti-ship missiles. The Naval Command also has access to Mistral-SIMBAD very-short range surface-air missiles, as well as infiltration craft intended for Naval Special Forces.

Naval Special Forces: The Cypriot Naval Special Forces are known as "OYK" and are an underwater demolitions team similar in concept and deployment to SEAL's. Very little is publicly known about the OYK or their operations, except that recruitment is performed on a bi-annual basis.

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It's their preparation for "escorting" the Turks off Cyprus shortly ...

Judging by the amount of Turks in the north, they're probably getting it ready as your "life boat" out of the "sinking ship"

In what way is Cyprus a sinking ship?

Don't judge the whole of Cyprus by the failing occupation in the north.

40 years, 400.000 settlers...hardly a failed occupation Oracle.

[paliometoxo]

it has failed because no one will ever recognise the north as a legal country only turkey so its not really a success either...

once turkeys eu is out the window in 2009 eu wont allow turkey to occupy eu land.