▲美国海军与海岸警卫队查获数千件走私武器,几乎摆满军舰「蒙特娄号」(USS Monterey)后甲板。(图/路透)
美国海军与海岸警卫队上周展开联合行动,在阿拉伯海北部海域进行例行任务,他们发现一艘无国籍单桅帆船,拦截确认国籍注册资料,竟查获数千件走私武器,全部排列出来,几乎快要「淹没」军舰蒙特娄号(USS Monterey)的后甲板。
CNN报导,海岸警卫队高级临检小组6日登船检查后,立刻决定没收走私品,数千件武器移转至567英尺(大约173公尺)长的蒙特娄号摆放,形成壮观景象。
海军在声明中表示,走私武器包括数十枚先进的俄制反坦克导弹、数百枝PK通用机关枪、数千枝中国56式自动步枪、狙击枪、火箭推进手榴弹(RPG)以及其他光学瞄准设备。
美国海军认为该船只适合继续航海,侦讯船员后,已经放行。他们暂时扣留与保管走私军武,也正在调查武器来源与目的地。
Thousands of illicit weapons interdicted by guided-missile cruiser @USSMonterey (CG 61) from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian Sea on May 6-7.
Cache of weapons included advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles & Chinese Type 56 assault rifles. pic.twitter.com/07Fv92vbrV
— U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) May 8, 2021
Laid out on the deck of @USSMonterey
Cache of seized weapons included: dozens of advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles; 1000s of Chinese Type 56 assault rifles; 100s of PKM machine guns, sniper rifles & rocket-propelled grenades launchers. Plus advanced optical sights pic.twitter.com/U00EB74XEf
— U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) May 8, 2021
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