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December 27, 2013

US coast guard visits Nigeria again

BY GODWIN ORITSE

OFFICIALS of the United Sates Coast Guard again visited Nigeria to monitor the implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security, ISPS, code.

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Maritime Matters, Mr. Leke Oyewole told Vanguard that the visit of the United States coast guard officials is a follow-up to the two previous visits.
The officials, according to Oyewole, are to visit some facilities in the Eastern port particularly in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

Vanguard also gathered that the coast guard team will also review the checklist and processes of implementing the guidelines of the code with a view to correcting any anormaly should any one arises.