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South Africa has signed a maritime agreement with Tanzania and Mozambique to join forces in the fight against piracy along the east coast of Africa.
The trilateral agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
The Department of Defence says the agreement will see the three countries working together in securing the territorial waters of each country.
The agreement gave rights to the three forces to patrol, search, arrest, seize and undertake pursuit operations on any maritime crime suspect or pirate.
The South African frigate, SAS Mendi, is deployed along the Mozambican channel to combat piracy.
