Month: April 2013
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Marines ice fish with Alaskan natives
Inupiaq natives offered to teach the Marines and sailors of 4th Medical Bn. how to ice fish. “It’s an amazing experience,” said Cpl. Jesus Godiez of 4th Medical Bn. Marines […]
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Anti-terror agency probe Italian marines
India’s Supreme Court has allowed an anti-terror agency to probe the case of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in a case that sparked a diplomatic row. […]
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Bolivia takes sea dispute to court
Landlocked Bolivia has filed a lawsuit against neighboring Chile at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to reclaim it’s access to the Pacific Ocean coastline. Bolivia takes Chile sea dispute […]
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Counter Piracy Training For Djiboutian Navy
Ten Djibouti Navy soldiers were recently offered the opportunity to obtain some insight into German Navy procedures aboard the EU NAVFOR German frigate FGS Augsburg. EU Naval Force Warship FGS […]
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Heavy Regulation Ahead
The provision of maritime security services in Nigeria is about to turned on its head; non-legal actors will be forced out of the country and the Nigerian Navy and National […]
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Japan-U.S. island drill provocative
China said on Wednesday that “provocative actions” would not sway it from defending its territory, after Japan confirmed it would conduct military drills with U.S. China calls Japan-U.S. island drill […]
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Integrated Bridge System
Raytheon Anschütz in partnership with Seastema has been selected to deliver advanced integrated bridge and navigation system for two Italian Coast Guard military patrol vessels. Raytheon Anschütz and Seastema supply […]
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Marine security op starts on Monday
Operation Sagar Kavach, the bi-annual maritime security exercise which was introduced after the 26/11 terror attacks, will be carried out later this month near Mumbai. Marine security op starts on […]
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Guidelines for crimes on ships
Draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence following an allegation of a serious crime on board a ship have been approved by the IMO. Guidelines on dealing with crimes […]
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A Hijacking
The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Among the men on board are the ship’s cook Mikkel […]
