The United States' Navy Ship SAFEGUARD (T-ARS 50), the lead ship of the SAFEGUARD class and the Navy's only forward-deployed rescue and salvage vessel, will conduct a port call in Chittagong on Feb. 13 to 18.

"During the port call, the crew will train together with Bangladesh Navy sailors on advanced diving and salvage techniques," a U.S. embassy press statement said in the capital, Dhaka on Thursday.

The USNS Safeguard last visited Bangladesh in November 2008.

This visit is the latest in a series of exercises with the Bangladesh Navy Special Warfare and Diving Salvage Center (BN SWADS) at the BNS Issa Khan Naval Base in Chittagong, the statement added.

"This port call demonstrates United States government's commitment to Bangladesh and to regional security by promoting military-to-military relationships throughout Asia and the Pacific," the statement noted.

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