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Asterix Shows Its Mettle in Another Successful Circumnavigation

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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VICTORIA, British Columbia, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix today arrived in Victoria, British Columbia following a highly successful circumnavigation departing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in January 2023.

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  • VICTORIA, British Columbia, June 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix today arrived in Victoria, British Columbia following a highly successful circumnavigation departing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in January 2023.
  • Following the departure of CSS Asterix from Halifax, she headed into the Mediterranean Sea and through the Suez Canal.
  • Asterix was the second naval vessel on scene in Sudan when hostilities broke out earlier this year.
  • CSS Asterix was designated the U.S. Navy’s At Sea Command Platform for Task Force Red Sea (CTG 55.2).