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IDEX 2019: Carlo Margottini joins warship host at Port Zayed

19th February 2019 - 07:00 GMT | by Richard Thomas in Port Zayed, Abu Dhabi

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Currently conducting multiple port visits in the GCC and wider Indian Ocean region alongside other maritime duties, the Italian Navy’s INS Carlo Margottini currently finds herself at Port Zayed to take part in IDEX 2019 in Abu Dhabi.

An ASW-focused FREMM frigate, the near-7,000t vessel has returned to the region in 2019 having been present the previous year.

This year’s schedule is part of the wider MOMA 2019 (Middle East Arabian Sea 2019) deployment that will see Carlo Margottini head to Damman, Kuwait, Muscat and Jeddah before returning to the Mediterranean Sea.

In between port visits, the vessel

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