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Chinese transport 'workhorses' extending military's reach

* Strengthens capacity for world's second-largest navy to project power * Construction of support vessels has lagged far behind combatant ships * Support vessels increasingly needed for territorial patrols * Aircraft allow fast deployment of troops, equipment By David Lague

Abandoned Russian ship located 2,400 km from Ireland

A Russian cruise ship abandoned and adrift in the North Atlantic has been located about 2,400 kilometers off the west coast of Ireland, according to a US intelligence agency. With no crew or warning lights, the ship Lyubov Orlova has been adrift for two months and maritime authorities had been uncertain of its precise location. According to a document from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency obtained by AFP, the Lyubov Orlova has been spotted at the coordinates 49-22.70N and 044-51.34W, or roughly 1,300 nautical miles from the Irish coast.
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