Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Getting Ready For A Worsening Situation In Yemen

Around 80 marines were on board naval support ship RFA Fort Victoria, pictured Photo: MoD

Britain Says Military Assets Deployed Near Yemen -- The Telegraph

Britain on Monday confirmed the deployment of military assets near Yemen but did not verify reports that ships were on standby in the Gulf to evacuate its nationals.


"As part of routine deployment UK military assets are in the region, although we are not prepared to comment further on their exact operational tasking," a Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said.

Around 80 marines were on board naval support ship RFA Fort Victoria, according to the BBC, while Sky News reported that the RFA Argus was also in the area.

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My Comment: Everyone is expecting Yemen to split apart .... expect the Americans and other foreign navies to be off the coast of Yemen in the next few weeks waiting for the worse case scenario to unfold.

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