Month: June 2013

  • G8 to Stamp Out Ransom Payments

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    Leaders at the G8 summit have agreed to “stamp out” ransom payments to terrorist groups, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. Cameron: G8 to stamp out ransom payments Leaders […]

  • Navy SEALs to Open to Women

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    Women may start training as Navy SEALs in 2016, according to an AP report Monday, which also said female sailors may join Navy Riverine units. Report: Navy SEALs to open […]

  • ‘Insufficient’ Ship Numbers

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    Former first sea lord and Labour peer Lord West of Spithead criticised the current number of ships in the Royal Navy, deeming the figure “insufficient”. Royal Navy ‘insufficient’ ship numbers, […]

  • USS Blue Ridge departs Jakarta

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    USS Blue Ridge departs Jakarta after completing a port visit. Blue Ridge is currently deployed to the South Indo-Asia Pacific region, engaging allies and strengthening partnerships. USS Blue Ridge departs Jakarta, […]

  • West Africa Piracy Overtakes Somalia

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    Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers’ groups says. West Africa piracy overtakes Somali […]

  • Historic Landing Aboard Japanese Vessel

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    The U.S. Marines made their first landing with an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor helicopter aboard a Japanese Ship, June 14, 2013, off the Southern California coast. US Marines MV-22B Makes Historic […]

  • Avoiding Reliance on Marsec Regime

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    From a strategic point of view, the importance of the straits of Malacca, Lombok and Sunda is unquestionable. In 2002 alone, Southeast Asian countries imported 10.3 million barrels of oil […]

  • Halt Ransom Payments

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    Even if G8 nations agree to stop paying for the release of kidnapping victims, other groups will likely keep forking out ransoms to protect staff Cameron pressing G8 to halt […]

  • Charges Reinstated Against Negotiator

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    The Somali man who helped pirates negotiate hostage ransoms should face claims of hostage taking, as well as aiding and abetting piracy, the D.C. Circuit ruled. Charges Reinstated Against Alleged […]

  • Arrested off Senegal

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    Four have-a-go-hero Brits sailing a converted warship to Africa on what they describe as an ‘anti-piracy’ mission have been arrested off Senegal. British sailors on ‘anti-piracy’ mission to Somalia in […]

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