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TBTM20081216

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The U.S. commander in charge of the waters off Somalia, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, told CNN on Monday that he thought it would take a force of 61 warships to safeguard the sea lanes just in the Gulf of Aden, compared with the 14 international ships now patrolling off the Horn of Africa. If the U.S. Navy alone had to provide a force that size, it would take every destroyer and cruiser in the fleet, plus three frigates.

TBTM20081215

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Last few days have been exceedingly busy, so no TBTMs – but you haven’t missed much as the weather has been very dull – as with today’s picture. Am now slowly getting back into the saddle.