Month: April 2013
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Forced to stop
An ex-Royal Navy officer’s converted warship has been seized by Spain amid fears he is a mercenary on his way to fight pirates in Somalia. British ship heading to ward […]
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Force Commander Visits ESPS Rayo
On 24 April the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta, Commodore Jorge Novo Palma, visited ESPS Rayo. Force Commander Visits EU Naval Force Patrol […]
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Island Dispute
Japan and Russia have agreed to hold talks to end a territorial dispute which has prevented them from signing a formal treaty to end World War II Japan and Russia […]
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Bond signs new contract with EnQuest
Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd announced yesterday that it has been awarded a new contract with EnQuest PLC, the largest UK independent oil producer in the UK North Sea Bond signs […]
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Pirates kidnap five crew
Pirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, a piracy watchdog and a security source said; part of a growing trend. Pirates kidnap five crew from […]
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Seychelles Visit
The Deputy Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR, Rear Admiral Eric Dupont recently visited the Republic of the Seychelles in support of EUCAP NESTOR’s new office there. EU Naval Force Deputy Operation […]
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‘East of Suez’
Is Britain quietly re-establishing a permanent, strategic military presence in the Middle East, reversing a 1960s decision to withdraw UK forces from “east of Suez”? ‘East of Suez’: Are UK […]
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Four kidnapped off Equatorial Guinea
Pirates kidnapped four crew members when they attacked a container ship off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, the vessel’s management company said on Thursday. Pirates kidnap four off Equatorial Guinea […]
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Combined Counter-Piracy Exercise
EUCAP Nestor, EU Naval Force, and the Seychelles Coast Guard carried out a joint counter-piracy exercise with a mock interception in Seychelles on 26 April. EUCAP NESTOR, EU Naval Force, […]
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New Maritime Policy Guidelines
Amid its ongoing territorial dispute with China, Japan unveiled a raft of steps to boost security around its remote islands, unveiling new maritime policy guidelines. Japan Strengthens Security With New […]
