U.S. Coast Guard – Vice Adm. John E. Shkor, Commander of the Coast Guard in the Atlantic, states that his forces are working at an unmaintainable operations tempo, and has therefore ordered his forces to reduce operations by 10%, across the board.

• Associated Press: Coast Guard will cut Atlantic operations by 10 percent

Royal Navy – RFA Fort George remains off Mozambique, its 5 Sea King helicopters continuing to assist in humanitarian relief efforts.

• BBC News: RAF Mozambique crews to return

U.S. Navy – Vice-Adm. Charles Moore, commander of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet has stated Iraq continues to smuggle large amounts of oil by bribing Iran to use its coastal waters to avoid detection.

• Associated Press: U.S. Navy commander says Iraq smuggling record amounts of oil