The European Union’s Operation Irini taskforce has intercepted a Dutch multipurpose cargo ship carrying military vehicles to Libya. The 4,400-dwt Meerdijk (built 2010) was boarded for an inspection off the coast of the North African country on 11 November. Operation Irini said it was carrying cargo that represented a “possible violation” of the United Nations arms embargo. A European military vessel operating in the central Mediterranean for Irini had detected the Meerdijk on its way to Libya.

Source: Libya Today November 14, 2022 20:02 UTC