Abu Dhabi CP: Inauguration of July 3 Base reflects progress in Egypt’s vital sectors

CAIRO – 3 July 2021: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed hailed Egypt’s inauguration of the “3 July Naval Base” in Gargoub on the northwestern coast near Libya, saying it reflets progress in the country’s vital sectors.

Mohamed bin Zayed and Head of Libya's Presidential Council Mohammed Menfi attended the inauguration of the naval base along with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday.

“The inauguration of the ‘3rd of July Naval Base’ in Egypt is an achievement that reflects progress in vital sectors in the country, under the leadership of my brother Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,” Mohamed bin Zayed wrote on Twitter.

“I was pleased to witness this milestone and I'm confident in Egypt’s continued development,” he added.

 

A video published by the military said the 3 July Base is the latest to fulfill the combat missions of the Egyptian Northern Fleet to confront security challenges and to protect Egyptian resources along Egypt's regional water in the Mediterranean Sea.

The base is a huge scope that extends over an area of over 10 million square meters and a unique geographic location that achieves more additional capabilities for securing the northern coasts, the video said.

The base’s facilities conform to the code of the global military bases, the video added.

The base includes 74 facilities and contains a lot of combat units, operations center, joint exercise center, 7 training fields and a military pier at a length of 1000 meters and a depth of 14 meters.

The base includes a number of commercial piers at a length of 2200 meters and a depth of 17 meters and a watchtower for the port at a height of 29 meters.

The base includes two breakwaters at a length of 3,650 meters, a medical point, fences with monitoring cameras and gates with strong barriers.

The base is an integrated military scope that forms a launching base to protect the ownership and wealth of the Egyptian nation in the Mediterranean Sea.

Today, the Egyptian flag was raised above 47 naval vessels so that they can start their service in the Egyptian navy, according to the video.