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CIVMARS aid fishing vessel (5/14)

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The U.S. Military Sealift Command reports that the USNS Shasta, crewed by members of the SIU's Government Services Division, recently assisted six people on a stranded Sri Lankan fishing vessel while transiting the Indian Ocean.

Read MSC's press release HERE

 

 
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