USCGC Dallas Visits Equatorial Guinea

Independence Day onboard reception

On July 8-11, at the invitation of the Government of Equatorial Guinea, the USCGC Dallas visited Malabo, the largest city of Bioko island and capital of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The Dallas was present in Equatorial Guinean waters as part of the international Africa Partnership Station, one in a series of activities designed to promote maritime security and safety in west and central Africa.  Working with countries in the region bordering on the Gulf of Guinea, these maritime activities are conducted in cooperation with local authorities and focus on a range of challenges at sea that include: illegal fishing; theft of petroleum resources; piracy; illicit trade; narcotics trafficking; human smuggling and trafficking; illegal immigration; and environmental degradation. (more | photo gallery)