USCG, Mohawk Arrives In Lagos After 30-day Voyage To Nigeria

United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCG), Mohawk, has arrived in Lagos after 30-day voyage to Nigeria.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the U.S. ship sailed into Lagos on August 18, with the intention of setting up discussions, drafting an MoU with the Nigerian Navy at the Western Naval Command Headquarters in Apapa, and starting military drills and training.

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The visiting team includes Will Stevens, the general consul of the United States, Andrew Pate, the commanding officer of the Mohawk, Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Haynworth, and Lt. Vicki Moore, Lt. Scott Ledoux, and Lt. Danielle Garbarino.

Rear Admiral Yakubu Wambai, the Flag Officer Commanding West, welcomed the USCG ship in the FOC Conference Room and praised the two countries’ cooperative efforts in achieving zero crime rates in Nigerian seas and increased efforts in securing the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).

According to Wambai, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), in April 2022, delisted Nigeria from the list of pirate states, which translates to zero incidents of piracy over the last 12 months.

Wambai said: “There have been indices and we have been working hard to achieve this. The IMB, sometime in April 2022, delisted Nigeria from the list of pirate states. That means we have not heard of any piracy incidents over the last 12 months. This is a collaborative effort, which is a deliberate effort; but it is also a planned work due to the leadership of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo.

“He has put in a task and timeline, and followed up with proper guidelines, ensuring that we maintain a close relationship with our foreign partners. This collaborative effort of maintaining presence at sea with them always being around led us to where we are.”

According to him, the Nigerian Navy is expected to receive a port call next week from India ship and in October United Kingdom ship in Lagos.

Speaking during the visit, Stevens congratulated the country for the exceptional feat, adding that the U.S. remains committed to supporting the Nigerian Navy in its efforts to secure its own territorial waters and those of GoG.

Stevens said: “I want to congratulate you for your impressive roles in achieving this impressive feat. We hope that through exercises, which will continue in the next few days with the Mohawk, we will continue to strengthen our relationship and our joint maritime capacities.

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“Beyond these exercises, we are working on having an MoU that would allow Nigerian sailors to operate from U.S. ships such as the Mohawk and the U.S. sailors to operate from the Nigerian ships.”

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