US Navy Vessel Arrives in Lagos

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On Saturday, August 7, 2021, the US Navy vessel USS Hershel “Woody” Williams arrived in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos.

The vessel is part of the U.S. government’s support to help combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

The Captain of the ship Captain Chad Graham had this to say – “We’re here to train and work with the Nigerian Navy on anti-piracy, tactics, techniques, and procedures.”

You can read more here – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-07/u-s-navy-ship-arrives-in-nigeria-to-back-anti-piracy-push/

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