Nigeria: Nation Takes Possession of U.S. Warship Friday

13 May 2011

To effectively secure the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea, CGC CHASE, a 378-foot (115 m) United States Coast Guard ship, will be transferred to the Nigerian Navy Friday.

The formal transfer ceremony, which will hold at the Alameda Coast Guard Base, California, will be attended by Nigerian Ambassador to US, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, and senior defence officials from Nigeria.

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