Japan donates patrol vessel to Maldives

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The Government of Japan has donated an 82-foot patrol vessel to the Maldives Customs Service to enhance the management and surveillance of the country’s international ports. The vessel was provided under Japan’s Economic Cooperation Grant Aid, and will be jointly operated by the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Coast Guard and the Maldives Customs Service. Training for the vessel’s operation was conducted