Russian vessel left SA naval dockyard loaded with arms, ammunition — US government: A Russian ship that docked at Simon's Town naval base left South Africa loaded with weapons, according to the US government.
This is one of the concerns raised by US senior government officials who met an envoy sent by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the USThe SA naval dockyard in Simon's Town near Cape Town, where a Russian vessel was allegedly loaded with arms and ammunition, according to the US government. File photo.imon's Town naval base left South Africa loaded with weapons, according to the US government.
US ambassador to South Africa Reuben E Brigety II told media in Pretoria on Thursday Washington had established the vessel was loaded with weapons while docked at the naval base in December. There was controversy when the vessel docked, with Pretoria silent on its activities while in South African waters.
Brigety said this was one of the issues of “concern” raised by US senior officials with a high-level South African delegation which visited the US recently. “The docking of the Russian cargo ship, Lady R, in Simon's Town between December 6 and 8 2022, which we are confident loaded weapons and ammunition in Simon's Town as it made its way back to Russia,” Brigety said.US ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Rueben E. Brigety II briefing the media on Thursday about concerns Washington has with a series of issues in SA & what he terms a "hostile" attitude from the governing ANC.
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