The European Union’s Naval Operation IRINI has stopped a ship from transporting vehicles, intended to for military use, to Libya in breach of the UN arms embargo, announced Operation IRINI on Wednesday. Operation IRINI said it carried out an inspection of MV VICTORY RORO; a ship flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea, which has long been suspected by the European mission of transferring military equipment to Libya. “Prior to the inspection, the cargo ship had been located by a French Navy plane, assigned to Operation IRINI, after crossing out the Suez Canal and entering the Mediterranean Sea,” Operation IRINI said in a statement. “The Hellenic Navy frigate HS THEMISTOKLES monitored the ship during her route before the frigate of the Italian Navy ITS GRECALE took over to conduct the inspection. Operation IRINI said this is 24th time that this vessel by mission since its launch in March 2020.

Source: Libya Today July 20, 2022 19:10 UTC