Navy’s 44th fleet returns home

on March 13, 2017

Triumphant return after battling invisible pirates…

Navy’s 44th fleet returns home

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy’s 44th flotilla of warships returned home on Saturday morning after a five-month mission and foiling pirate attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

The 44th fleet of Iran’s Navy, comprising Alvand and Bushehr logistical destroyers, ended its 150-day mission one Saturday morning by berthing at the coast of Iran’s Bandar Abbas were it was warmly received by families of sailors.

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Source: en.mehrnews.com

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