Iran's Navy
Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says an Iranian naval fleet
has entered the Atlantic Ocean for the first time after a port call
in South Africa.
“For
the first time, the 44th flotilla of the Iranian Navy, consisting of
the Alvand destroyer and the Bushehr [logistic vessel], succeeded in
circling the African continent and have sailed into the Atlantic
Ocean,” Sayyari said at a press conference in Tehran on Monday.
He added that the two vessels are now docked at South Africa’s Port
of Durban.
The dispatch
of the 44th flotilla to the high seas shows the naval forces’ might
and strength, he said and added that the Iranian Navy has also sent
five other fleets carrying the message of peace and friendship to
other countries.
The 44th
fleet embarked on a voyage for the high seas on October 5 to
safeguard maritime routes used by the country's vessels and oil
tankers against pirates.
It first
crossed the Gulf of Aden and then docked at Tanzanian port city of
Dar es Salaam on October 29 and remained there for three days. It
later sailed through Mozambique's maritime border.
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