- Operation “Sea Guardian”: permanent surveillance in the Mediterranean
- Distinguished participation of the Navy in the movie “Sea Guardian”
- Joint naval exercises between Spain and Morocco
- Controversy over gestures and the name of the Moroccan ship
Operation “Sea Guardian”: permanent surveillance in the Mediterranean
the NATO Maintains operation permanently “Guardian of the Sea”which aims Monitoring the waters of the Mediterranean Sea To fight terrorism and prevent other threats in this sea that submerges many countries located on the southern side of NATO.
Distinguished participation of the Navy in the movie “Sea Guardian”
the Navy Post frequently Surface ships In the process “Guardian of the Sea” And in NATO naval groups sailing in the Mediterranean and other seas, such as the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.
It has also come to prominence recently “Guardian of the Sea” To the submarine S-81 Ishak Beralthe first in the series S-80.
A few days ago Defense staff It was reported that within the framework of that allied operation, the “frigate “Queen Sofia” And the Moroccan frigate “Tariq bin Ziyad” “They carried out various activities in the waters of Tangier, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea.”
During the operation #Sea GuardianThe frigate “Reina Sofia” and the Moroccan frigate “Tariq Ibn Ziyad” carried out various activities in the waters of Tangier, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea.
Among them are a series of development exercises and other visiting exercises and… pic.twitter.com/d4ptvgcwKv– Defense Staff 🇪🇸 (EMADmde) November 15, 2025
He showed several pictures of Spanish frigatein one of which you can see Moroccan military On board “Queen Sofia”.
Its existence is explained by the performance of “a series of Development exercises And others from Visit and register simultaneously Aiming to enhance cooperation with Royal Moroccan Navy And enhance its participation in regional maritime security.”
Joint naval exercises between Spain and Morocco
Spain and Morocco They maintain a somewhat bipolar relationship, which oscillates between them in the army Cooperation in exercises Like this, some rivalry and gestures to mark the area in places of friction, like the same Strait of GibraltarThe cities of Ceuta and Melilla, the Canary Islands, the Rocks and the Spanish Islands on the northern coast of Africa.
About him Joint naval maneuvers A Spanish frigate and a Moroccan one, some of which were revealed by NATO photo Which was not published by the General Staff of Defense.
In one of them you see Spanish sailors (He wears his navy jacket and the Spanish flag on his arm) as the frigate passes “Tariq bin Ziyad” They carry two frigate flags “Queen Sofia”.
One is Flag of Spainand the other is Flag of Morocco.
It’s a The usual gesture of proximity Between the allied navies that engage in naval maneuvers to exchange this kind of wink, even though it is Morocco The tweet caused an uproar Among Spanish users, who looked at him with dismay.
the photo They published it NATO Naval Command. This is the Allied Command, based in Northwood (United Kingdom), which coordinates the naval forces of the Alliance countries participating in NATO missions.
The Spanish frigate 🇪🇸Reina Sofía and the Moroccan Navy 🇲🇦Tarik Ben Ziad conducted a pass exercise (PASSEX) during the operation #Sea GuardianFinal focused operation of the year. Strengthening cooperation, enhancing maritime security, and preserving the security of the Mediterranean.🌊#We_NATO pic.twitter.com/yzBcBPesga
—NATO Maritime Command (@NATO_MARCOM) November 24, 2025
Controversy over gestures and the name of the Moroccan ship
Regarding gestures, it is also strange The name of the Moroccan ship Which Marines were trained on.
Tariq bin Ziyad He was a Berber leader who led an invasion Hispania Visigoths In 711. Therefore, it was lost to her Importance over a long historyFor centuries, it revolved around the relationships between what is today Spain and what is Morocco.