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A record seizure of 6,600 kilograms of drugs and 27 suspects handed over to US authorities. Holland to his credit in the last quarter of last year alone. The naval vessel returned from the Caribbean today after nearly 8 months. The station ship in the West also directed 2 American patrol ships for the first time. That happened during a…
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If you’ve never seen Holland from the air… here it is. With RFA Wave Knight. The two vessels linked up in the Caribbean as both conduct counter-narcotics patrols to prevent the flow of illegal drugs through the region to the United States and beyond. Wave Knight reverted to her core business for the rendezvous: pumping fuel from her tanks into…
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September 21, 2021 – HNLMS Holland just moored again at Curaçao. This concludes the military emergency response operation after the earthquake in Haiti. The Defense deployment was for 14 days and started on Friday 20 August. The Dutch government provided military aid at the request of the Haitian government. The naval ship Holland, with a helicopter and fast motorboats on…
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HNLMS Holland is now fully engaged in providing aid to Haiti. The patrol ship steamed up to the earthquake-stricken island on August 20. Just before that, the navy managed to keep more than 2,160 kilos of cocaine off the market in a few days. This happened in an American-led partnership that focuses on international drug control. The catch of the…
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August 13, 2021 – The naval ship Holland yesterday, together with units of the Coast Guard, Holland seized 1,325 kilos of drugs. Smugglers transported the narcotics in a speedboat south of Curaçao. 12 people have been arrested. The Rescue & Coordination Center (RCC) of the Coast Guard has the station ship Zr.Ms. Holland directed to the speedboat. However, the smugglers…
Read MoreCoast Guard Cutter James’ crew offloaded approximately 59,700 pounds of cocaine and 1,430 pounds of marijuana worth more than $1.4 billion, Thursday, at Port Everglades, which is the largest offload in Coast Guard history. The Coast Guard’s strong international relationships, with key partners like Canada and the Netherlands, along with our specialized capabilities and unmatched authorities, allow for a unity…
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May 13, 2021 (Google Translation) – The patrol ship Holland left for the Caribbean today from Den Helder. As a result, Defense will have a station ship in the area again after a few months. HNLMS Holland is expected to arrive on May 26. The crew focuses, among other things, on operations against terrorism and piracy and on combating drugs.…
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