Royal Navy – HMS Ocean and HMS Illustrious have arrived off Sierra Leone. 42 Commando is remaining embarked, for the time being. Her Majesty’s Government states that mission creep will not set in???

• BBC News: UK ships near Sierra Leone
• BBC News: UK troops’ role to be clarified
• BBC News: UK forces out by mid-June

Indian Navy – The Indian Navy and Coast Guard are exercising and maintaining a high state of readiness off Sri Lanka. The Indian government has so far ruled out intervention in the crisis in Sri Lanka.

• Deccan Heard: India assumes ‘readiness posture’ as fighting rages in Jaffna
• The Hindu: Naval exercise on east coast