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Africa Partnership Station East 2010 celebrated its last week of official in-port training and maritime engagements with partnering African nations by hosting a graduation ceremony for Seychellois maritime professionals aboard APS platform high speed vessel Swift, March 3. Swift arrived in Port Victoria on Saturday; USS Nicholas, Swift’s APS East 2010 sister platform, arrived Monday. Once both ships were in port, the instructors began an intense training schedule with maritime and civil service professionals here from the Seychelles Coast Guard, Seychelles Special Forces Unit, Airport Firefighting Brigade, and local Fire Brigade. The students were broken up into three courses with focus areas which included damage control and firefighting, train the trainer, and visit, board, search and seizure procedures. “Even though all of the courses are important, I think the most vital course … Read entire article »