Força Naval Alemã para o Líbano

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Germany's parliament approved Wednesday to send a naval force to Lebanon for its first troop deployment in the Middle East since World War II as part of a UN military mission.

The Lebanon mandate is to run through August 2007.

The German stationing in Lebanon as part of the UNIFIL mission is reportedly to involve a naval force of around 2,400 soldiers and an undisclosed number of naval vessels.

The German navy would monitor the coast starting from some seven miles offshore from Lebanon and the Lebanese naval troops will guard the coast up to seven miles.

Germany will sending eight naval vessels with up to 2,400 navy troops (including special naval forces and support units) and take command of an international naval force that will include vessels from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.

The german naval task group:

-frigate MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN, typ Brandenburg-class-123
-frigate KARLSRUHE, typ Bremen-class-122
-task force supply ship FRANKFURT AM MAIN, typ Berlin-class-702
-supply ship ELBE, typ elbe-class-404
-fast patrol boat S77 DACHS, typ Gepard-class-143A
-fast patrol boat S80 HYÄNE, typ Gepard-class-143A
-fast patrol boat S74 NERZ, typ Gepard-class-143A
-fast patrol boat S78 OZELOT, typ Gepard-class-143A

Norway is sending four missile/torpedo boats with a crew of 100.

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[luis F. Silva]

Portugal também vai mandar para o Líbano o NPO Viana do Castelo, e o balizador Schultz Xavier que fará o reboque do NPO.

[Rui Elias Maltez]

E o NRP Shultz Xavier aguentará a viagem de regresso, ou será rebocado pela NRP Pereira D'Eça?

[luis F. Silva]

E o NRP Shultz Xavier aguentará a viagem de regresso, ou será rebocado pela NRP Pereira D'Eça?

O melhor é alugar um rebocador russo, que os têm e bons.