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Insurgents fire at Russian ship off Cabo Delgado

The survey ship managed to escape without injury after being fired at by insurgents in two boats

The Russian hydrographic survey ship Atlantida. Creative Commons photo: Vital via Wikimedia Commons

A Russian survey ship was shot at by Islamic State-backed insurgents off the coast of the Mocímboa da Praia district of Cabo Deglado province on Saturday.

The hydrographic survey vessel, named the Atlantida, was passing several kilometres from Tambuzi island in northern Cabo Delgado when it came under fire from insurgents in two speedboats, Zitamar understands. 

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