Royal Navy anti-piracy base set to open

New HQ for UKMCC.

Bahrain: UK Royal Navy establishes anti-piracy HQ

A multi-million dollar headquarters to oversee the UK’s counter-piracy and maritime anti-terrorism efforts in the Gulf will open next week in Bahrain, a report said.

The BD6.3 million ($16.5 million) expansion of the UK Maritime Component Command (UKMCC) complex in Juffair, which constitutes Britain’s largest maritime forces investment on foreign soil, is complete, reported the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

The project comprises a new headquarters and an engineering and logistics facility.

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Source: albawaba.com