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The U.S. Navy seized thousands of weapons from two stateless dhows during a maritime security operation off the coast of…

The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) seized illicit shipments of weapons and weapons components from two stateless dhows during a maritime security operation in international waters off the coast of Somalia, Feb. 11-12. Churchill’s Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) team and embarked joint service Advanced Interdiction Team (AIT) discovered the illicit cargo during a flag verification boarding conducted in accordance with international law and in international waters. USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), interdicted an illicit shipment of weapons, Feb. 12, 2021...

Guided-missile destroyer Winston Churchill seizes thousands of illicit weapons from dhows off Somalia coast February 16 The guided-missile destroyer Winston S. Churchill, in accordance with international law, boarded a stateless dhow off the coast of Somalia and interdicted an illicit shipment of weapons and weapon components, Feb. 12. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV) The guided-missile destroyer Winston Churchill seized thousands of illicit weapons — including AK-47 assault rifles and heavy sniper rifles — from two dhows off the c...