New warship to arrive in Lagos

Former US CG ship expected.

New naval warship arrives Lagos today

By PHILIP NWOSU

Nigerian Navy is set to boost its policing of the nation’s maritime environment with the coming of a new warship, NNS Okpabana, from the United States of America.

NNS Okpabana, a former United States Coast Guard vessel, Daily Sun learnt, would, like its sister vessel, NNS Thunder, join in the policing of Nigeria’s water ways, in response to the mandate by President Goodluck Jonathan to rid the water ways of crude oil thieves.

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Source: sunnewsonline.com