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Safety at sea: drillship Tungsten Explorer offshore Larnaca, Cyprus last month when naval vessels and aircraft from US, France, Italy, UK, Israel and Egypt took part in the 'Nemesis' exercise, designed to ensure the security of future drilling campaigns in the island's waters in the face of Turkish opposition
Safety at sea: drillship Tungsten Explorer offshore Larnaca, Cyprus last month when naval vessels and aircraft from US, France, Italy, UK, Israel and Egypt took part in the 'Nemesis' exercise, designed to ensure the security of future drilling campaigns in the island's waters in the face of Turkish oppositionPhoto: AP/SCANPIX
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Published 17 December 2021, 00:00Updated 17 December 2021, 00:00
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