Moroccan Navy Seizes Over 1 Ton of Drugs in High-Speed Mediterranean Chase
27 July 2020
A maritime patrol mission off the Mediterranean turned into a high-speed chase of a go-fast boat. The Royal Navy thwarted an attempt to traffic drugs.
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Morocco Bolsters Naval Defense with $62 Million US Missile Purchase for F-16 Jets
18 April 2020
The United States has just approved an order for 10 anti-ship missiles, of the AGM84L Harpoon Block II type, placed by the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, worth $62 million.
Royal Moroccan Navy Rescues 8 Migrants from Distressed Boats in Mediterranean
31 January 2020
The Royal Moroccan Navy coast guards provided assistance to eight Moroccan stowaways in the Mediterranean in the early hours of January 28.
Royal Moroccan Navy Intercepts Drug Boat Near Tangier, One Killed in Shootout
27 January 2020
Elements of the Royal Navy succeeded in thwarting a cannabis trafficking operation, by intercepting an inflatable boat off the city of Tangier, on Monday morning, January 27.
Moroccan Navy Rescues 40 Migrants from Capsized Boat in Mediterranean
8 January 2020
Around forty illegal immigrants were rescued off the coast of the province of Al-Hoceima by the Royal Moroccan Navy. They had crammed onto an inflatable boat that capsized at sea.
Morocco Emerges as Mediterranean’s 4th Strongest Naval Power, Outranking France and Spain
6 January 2020
According to the GFP website, specialized in military affairs, the Kingdom of Morocco has the fourth largest naval power in the Mediterranean basin, surpassing Algeria, Spain (…)
Search Continues for 3 Missing Fishermen off Moroccan Coast as 2 Bodies Found
4 January 2020
Two bodies of the 5 missing fishermen, reported missing on Saturday, December 28, 2019, were recovered off the coast of Safi.
Tragic Mediterranean Crossing: 7 Migrants Dead, 70 Rescued off Moroccan Coast
18 December 2019
The bodies of seven sub-Saharans were recovered Monday morning off Nador by the Royal Moroccan Navy. 70 migrants, luckier, were rescued while in distress on board a makeshift boat.
Fishing Boat Sinks Off Moroccan Coast: 2 Dead, 3 Missing, 11 Rescued
23 November 2019
A small fishing trawler, with 16 crew members on board, sank off Tan Tan, in southern Morocco. The mobilization is total and the search continues to find the missing crew members.
High-Speed Mediterranean Chase: Moroccan Navy Pursues Drug-Laden Boat
28 October 2019
An impressive chase was triggered off the Mediterranean coast between the Moroccan coast guards and a foreign pleasure boat. Two nationals, of English and Spanish nationality, (…)