Month: December 2012
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Security Contractors: Greater Oversight
Following their recent trip to Somalia, the United Nations expert panel urge greater oversight for private security contractors in the Horn of Africa country. Somalia: UN experts on use of […]
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Maritime bill targets terrorist states
The United States wields a new tool in its effort to combat Iran: the Coast Guard bill. And though the legislation still sits on the president’s desk, it may already […]
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First Escort Mission
EU Naval Force flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez has conducted her first World Food Programme (WFP) escort service as part of the EU’s counter piracy mission. EU Naval Force Flagship ESPS […]
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Strengthening Security
The security of trade and other maritime operations is critical to UK interests around the world but can be threatened by international crime, which is increasingly using the same waters […]
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Ghana told to free Argentine Ship
A UN court has ordered the release of an Argentine naval ship impounded by Ghana over a debt dispute. The UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, based […]
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Gaza Fishing Zone Confrontation
IDF Wounds, then Treats, Gaza Arab Outside Fishing Zone. The Navy shot and wounded a Gaza Arab who refused orders to keep his fishing boat from entering waters under a […]
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Attempted Hostage Rescue: Three Dead
Puntland, a Province of NE Somalia, Maritime Police Force (PMPF) in shoot-out with pirates aboard hijacked ‘MV Iceberg 1’ in rescue attempt. The crew on board the Iceberg 1, has […]
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Suspected Pirates Apprehended
EU Naval Force Belgian Frigate Louise-Marie Apprehends Five Suspected Pirates. In the afternoon of 15 December 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Belgian Frigate Louise-Marie intercepted one skiff with […]
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PH, Vietnam to hold bilateral cooperation meeting
MANILA, Philippines – Officials from the Philippines and Vietnam met on Friday and talked about preparations for the 7th Joint Commission Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) to be held next year, which […]
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SOUTHCOM hosts Caribbean security leaders
As fears rise that illicit traffickers will shift their activities to the Caribbean, discussions move to how security vulnerabilities there can be plugged. SOUTHCOM hosts Caribbean security leaders to discuss illicit trafficking […]
