Month: September 2013
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Air Mail
On Wednesday 11 September, German frigate FGS Niedersachsen received a special kind of air mail, when a Spanish Maritime Patrol Aircraft parachuted in voting papers for 20 sailors on board […]
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9th Middle East Energy Security Forum
9th Middle East Energy Security (MEESEC) Forum 2013 provides an unparalleled platform for global security professionals, highlighting latest strategies & technologies which can be implemented to effectively mitigate threats. Gain […]
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Costa Concordia: Ship set upright
Engineers in Italy have succeeded in setting the cruise ship Costa Concordia upright, 20 months after it ran aground off the island of Giglio. The Costa Concordia capsized in January 2012, […]
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China cruise liner stranded
A ship described as China’s first luxury cruise liner has been detained at a port on the South Korean island of Jeju because of a legal dispute. It is not clear […]
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South Korea shoots man swimming to North
South Korean troops have shot dead a man trying to swim across a river into the North. Soldiers opened fire after he jumped into the Imjin river and ignored repeated warnings […]
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Nicaragua files new claim
Nicaragua has launched fresh legal action against Colombia in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), claiming potentially oil-rich areas in the Caribbean. Nicaragua files new claim against Colombia over San […]
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
On Tuesday 10 September, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro embarked a Skeldar V-200 Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Djibouti port. EU Naval Force Counter Piracy […]
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Japan, Vietnam Improve Security Cooperation
The Japanese Defense Minister and his Vietnamese counterparthave agreed to boost cooperation in maritime security amid concern over China’s growing naval activities Japan, Vietnam agree to beef up maritime security […]
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Destroyers Stay Near Syria
Four destroyers will remain in the eastern Mediterranean with the Nimitz carrier strike group in the Red Sea while the U.S. continues negotiations over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile Destroyers to […]
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JFD launches SEAL Pod
James Fisher Defence (JFD) has launched its new range of Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs) known as The SEAL Pod at DSEI JFD launches SEAL Pod The launch further strengthens its […]
