U.S. 5th Fleet

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Thousands of illicit weapons interdicted by guided-missile cruiser

@USSMonterey

(CG 61) from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7.

Cache of weapons included advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles & Chinese Type 56 assault rifles.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1391145077460905986

>>13615192

Had to lookup dhow. Not the kind of transport I would expect.

dhow

/dou/

noun

a lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts, used in the Indian Ocean.