Month: July 2013
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Training Djibouti
Whilst in Djibouti port, staff from EU Naval Force and members of the Djiboutian Navy and Coast Guard came together to exchange knowledge and experiences. EU Naval Force Flagship NRP […]
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The Forgotten Somali Pirate Hostages
The long ordeal for Abedo hostages took a turn for the worse nine days ago when the ship sank in shallow waters of the notorious pirate town of Haradheere The […]
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Worrying Surge in Piracy in Gulf of Guinea
The number of attacks by pirates worldwide has fallen in the last year but armed robbery and kidnappings at sea have surged off the coast of west Africa Worrying surge […]
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Somali Piracy Lowest in Seven Years
Pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden dropped to their lowest level since 2006, an international watch group said on Monday Somali piracy drops […]
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Panama Seizes N.Korean Weapons Ship
Vessel’s captain attempted suicide after it was stopped near the Panama Canal and undeclared weapons were found on board Panama seizes North Korean ship carrying weapons Panama has detained a North […]
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Environment and Security
In the light of the IMB’s report on maritime crime in West Africa, last Thursday’s panel discussion at The House of Commons was both extremely well timed and topical Environment […]
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Trilateral Cooperation
The second meeting on Trilateral Cooperation on Maritime Security among India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives was held in Colombo on July 8-9. Meeting on trilateral cooperation on maritime security […]
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U.S. – Australian Joint Exercise
Talisman Saber is a biennial exercise aimed at improving the combat training, readiness, and interoperability of a combined U.S.-Australian task force. Combined Task Force 76 and Royal Australian Navy Embark […]
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Traditional Roles
The Navy and Marine Corps spent the last decade moving away from their traditional supporting/supported roles, “and it’s time to come back,” Navy Adm. Greenert. Maritime Forces Returning to Traditional […]
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Biding Their Time
“Somali pirates are ‘sleeping’, they have not gone away”, said Mary Harper, BBC Africa Editor, who has reported widely on events in the region. Somali Pirates are Biding Their Time […]
