Moroccan Warships Repeatedly Entered Spanish Waters During the Massive Assault on Ceuta
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At least one frigate and several patrol boats of the Royal Navy of Morocco sailed through waters of Spanish sovereignty between the end of July and the beginning of August, coinciding with the entry of tens of thousands of migrants into CeutaMohamed VI rejects that cooperation with Spain is subject to “any pressure, threat or blackmail” Moroccan warships sailed without authorization through waters of Spanish sovereignty in the last days of July …
The Moroccan Navy ceased its attitude only after the deployment of the Spanish Navy in the area. More information: Morocco raises its military bet with IRIFI, an autonomous drone capable of achieving targets to 2,000 km
The incursions were an intentional violation of territorial waters that lasted for days in August.
On July 30 and 31, not only did more than 70,000 immigrants break into Ceuta, crossing the border with Morocco on foot and swimming through the passage of El Tarajal. Moroccan warships also entered the waters of the autonomous city, as confirmed by EL PAÍS sources familiar with these incidents. At least one frigate and several patrol boats from the Royal Navy of Morocco sailed without asking for authorization through waters of Spanish sovereignt…
The Spanish Navy deployed a patrol car and two frigates to stop the incursions, which were about to cause a collision between military vessels of both countries.
The operations ceased after the Spanish Navy deployed ships in the area and at the same time as it carried out “a high level management by the Ministry of Defense”, according to the information signed in El País by Miguel González. Those days, the General Staff of the Defense sent to Ceuta the Maritime Action Ship (BAM) Rayo (P42), which was docked in the port of the city, where that same month Infodefensa also recorded the presence of another B…
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