US delivers boats and storage facility to Ghana Navy

The United States ( U.S.) Ambassador Virginia E. Palmer and Chief of the Naval Staff of the Ghana Navy, Rear Admiral Issah Yakubu, along with senior officers from the Ghana Armed Forces have visited the Ghana Navy Training Command (NAVTRAC) in the Volta Region to deliver security assistance announced last year.

The new equipment and facility, with a value of over GHC 24 million ($1.5 million), will enhance Ghana’s maritime security capabilities.  The two 38-foot DEFENDER Class Safe Boats are in addition to the two boats that were delivered last summer to the Ghana Navy Special Boat Squadron.

During the ceremony, Ambassador Palmer remarked, “The United States takes immense pride in our long-standing partnership with Ghana, a partnership rooted in shared commitments to security, democracy, and prosperity.  This ceremony is more than just a handover; it symbolizes our joint efforts to ensure the Ghana Navy is well-equipped to safeguard its waters and sustain these critical assets.”

The boat storage facility was constructed by Seabees from the United States’ 22^nd Naval Construction Regiment and their 1^st, 11^th and 133^rd battalions working alongside Marines from the Hershel Woody Williams Marine Detachment Engineer Platoon.