US-donated ships join Ghana Navy to improve maritime security

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Government of Ghana, and Ghana Navy officials gathered in Sekondi on Saturday, September 9 to commission two new security ships.

The US government's provision of boundary class ships will boost maritime security in Ghana's territorial waters and the Gulf of Guinea.

"Piracy and illegal fishing continue to pose a persistent threat to Ghana's prosperity," Palmer stated at the commission ceremony at Naval Base Sekondi.

"These 86-foot ships will help the Ghana Navy increase patrols to address these threats."

The ships were commissioned into the Ghana Navy on Saturday morning, following sea trials and cooperative training with the US Navy.

The United States and Ghana are cooperating to resolve marine security problems in the Gulf of Guinea.