Month: December 2013
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Naval chief links insiders to piracy
Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Dele Ezeoba has blamed the activities of insiders for the incessant attacks on ships in Nigerian waters especially in the Niger Delta region. Naval […]
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Pirates strike 6 tankers in SE Asia
Seven pirate attacks were reported from various Southeast Asian ports in less than two weeks, with six of them coming from Indonesia close to the key Strait of Malacca shipping […]
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South Korea OKs deployment extension
The parliamentary defense committee on Monday approved a bill to extend South Korea’s troop deployment in Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan to conduct their missions by another year. […]
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Spain P.M. praises anti-piracy op
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy praised efforts to fight piracy off Somalia during a visit Sunday to this country in the Horn of Africa. Spanish P.M. praises anti-piracy operation on […]
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Indian Waters 3rd worst for pirates
MUMBAI: Merchant navy captain Sunil James may have returned home after five-and-a-half-months in Togo but statistics from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (London) show how waters around […]
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‘irresponsible’
China was “irresponsible” and “unhelpful” during the near-collision of a US warship and a Chinese naval vessel, the US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has said. Hagel: China warship action ‘irresponsible’ […]
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Hetman Sagaidachny
On Tuesday 17 December, Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean, the Force Commander of the European Union’s counter piracy operation, Atalanta, visited the Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sagaidachny. EU Naval Force Admiral Visits […]
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RN landing craft collides with Ferry
The crash between the craft from HMS Raleigh and the Cremyll Ferry happened at about 10:00 GMT on Thursday near Mayflower Marina at Stonehouse, Plymouth. Royal Navy landing craft collides […]
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Maritime security in the Middle East
A Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 delegation, led by Commodore Daryl Bates Royal Australian Navy, recently met with senior leaders of the Pakistan Navy during a three day visit to […]
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‘hollowed-out’ armed forces
Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nicholas Houghton, said this would mean being left with “exquisite” equipment but without the personnel needed to use it. Top general warns over […]
