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Boatfag Report
News Summaries:
US issues updated maritime sanctions advisory with a focus on increasing efforts to stop violators
https://www.marinelink.com/news/trump-administration-issues-maritime-478510
Destroyer USS McCampbell sails through Taiwan Strait a week before Taiwan’s President 2nd inauguration
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-sails-warship-near-taiwan-478505
USN maintains WestPac OPTEMPO as other navies are winding down
https://news.usni.org/2020/05/11/u-s-navy-maintains-operations-in-western-pacific-as-other-navies-slow-down
US and British ships depart Barents Sea but continue Arctic operations
https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/u-s-and-british-ships-depart-barents-sea-continue-arctic-operations/article_d4ff6a14-93b9-11ea-aefb-f741f5f92eb1.html
Two Russian ships attacked and multiple Russkie, Ukraine sailors kidnapped in Equatorial Guinea waters
https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2020/29613/research-ship-attacked-two-russians-kidnapped/
Greek Navy frigate joining IRINI operation to maintain sanctions against Libya
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/05/hellenic-navys-frigate-hydra-set-to-join-european-operation-irini/
On The Scope (Full Sweep):
Not finding a lot to report. Usual USN activity off San Diego. Hawaii is quiet, so is Norfolk. Just not picking up much identifiable naval traffic right now.
>USNS Mercy is still docked in LA. Is she still treating patients???
>I also picked up the USNS Supply, the combat support ship that has been replenishing the US and Brit destroyers on an Arctic Ocean/Barents Sea cruise.
Nothing else to report right now.