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From February 22 to 26, the Tripartite Minesweeper (CMT) Orion patrolled the Red Sea before calling at Port Berenice in Egypt. It conducted mine warfare cooperation actions with the Egyptian Navy, then resumed its patrol towards the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to reach Djibouti. Following her stopover in Djibouti, CMT Orion carried out minehunting operations off the coast of Djibouti, then participated…
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On September 19, 2021, after two days of diving operations, Tripartite Mine Hunter (CMT) Orion conducted the counter-mining of 23 munitions found on the wreck of the SG-11 (ex-Alice Robert). Arrived in the area on the morning of September 18, the crew began a series of dives on the old fruit cargo ship. At a depth of 47 m and…
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March 26, 2021 (Google Translation) – Since March 22, the Orion Tripartite Mine Hunter (CMT) has been part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) . SNMCMG2 is a NATO mine warfare group currently commanded by Turkish captain Yusuf Karagulle. It is made up of units from different nations belonging to NATO and deployed over varying durations (generally…
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February 19, 2021 – The Orion Tripartite Mine Hunter was deployed from February 1 to 12 for a mission to monitor maritime approaches and secure the seabed along the French coast. During these two weeks, the Orion investigated the approaches in the small and large roadsteads of Toulon, as well as in the bay of Hyères, to monitor the access…
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October 16, 2020 (Google Translation) – Since September 25, CMT Orion has been part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) . SNMCMG2 is a NATO mine warfare group currently commanded by Captain (N) Dimitrios Katsouras (Greece). It is made up of units from different nations belonging to NATO and deployed over varying durations (usually 1 to 6…
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