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Photos of some ships in Malta and Libya:

The Deutsche Marine (German Navy) Bremen-class frigate Rheinland-Pfalz enters Valletta's Grand Harbour February 25, 2011. Together with the support ship 'Berlin', it is in Malta in readiness for any eventuality, including evacuation of European Union citizens from Libya, according to local media.

The Deutsche Marine (German Navy) Type 702 combat support ship 'Berlin' enters Valletta's Grand Harbour February 25, 2011. The ship is in Malta in readiness for any eventuality, including evacuation of European Union citizens from Libya, according to local media.

Helicopters are seen inside the German Navy Ship "Berlin" as it arrives at the harbor in Valletta, Malta, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Maltese port authorities said the ship entered the Valletta harbor for shelter from rough seas.

French (front) and German naval vessels (back) sit docked in the Maltese capital, Valletta on February 25, 2011. A group of four navel vessels from Germany, France and Italy are currently awaiting orders in Valetta in preparation for a possible evacuation of foreign nationals from Libya.

A French frigate, Tourville sits docked in the Maltese capital, Valletta on February 25, 2011.

An Italian naval ship sits docked in the Maltese capital, Valletta on February 25, 2011.

Evacuees from Libya, mostly Chinese, arrive at the port of Herakleion, on Crete island on February 24, 2011. Thousands of Chinese and scores of Europeans began landing Thursday at the port of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete after their evacuation from unrest-hit Libya aboard chartered Greek ferries. The first boat from the Libyan port of Benghazi, the ferry Hellenic Spirit, reached Heraklion after 1200 GMT and was followed by the ferry Olympic champion, an.

The British frigate, HMS Cumberland is seen docked, in Benghazi, Libya February 24, 2011. HMS Cumberland was sent to Libya as part of Operation Deference, the name given to the operation to help British nationals in Libya. Britain urged the world to exert greater pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday and the European Union said it was considering sending a humanitarian intervention force to the country.

A boy stands next to residents and a former soldier of Muammar Gaddafi in Benghazi February 24, 2011. Residents of Benghazi have jailed those they say are mercenaries and set up defences around this eastern city now out of the control of leader Muammar Gaddafi, who has lost control of swathes of Libya. After a week of violence in which it threw off government control, this elegant port of about 700,000 is being run by committees of citizens as the dust of rebellion settles.

Suspected African mercenaries sit in a room in a court as they are held by anti-government protesters, in Benghazi February 24, 2011. About a dozen people were being held in a court building who residents said were "mercenaries" backing Gaddafi. Some were said to be African and others from southern Libya.

FROM: Militaryphotos.net