Month: December 2013
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Pirates Attack Two Vessels in the GoA
The International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Center reports of two pirate attacks Monday on two merchant vessels within just a few miles of each other in the Gulf of Aden. […]
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Putin amnesty may free Greenpeace 30
An amnesty drafted by Russian President Vladimir Putin could free the two jailed Pussy Riot protesters and the Greenpeace Arctic 30 campaigners. Putin amnesty may free Greenpeace 30 and Pussy […]
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Halfway Point
Italian warship ITS Libeccio has reached the half way point in its four month deployment with the European Union Naval Force, operating off Somalia. EU Naval Force Italian Warship ITS […]
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South Korea’s air defence zone
China’s media react coolly to South Korea’s expansion of its air defence zone as regional tensions continue to brew over territorial disputes. China media: South Korea’s air defence zone China’s […]
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FGS Niedersachsen Completes Tour
After spending almost five months operating with the EU’s counter-piracy Operation Atalanta off Somalia, German frigate FGS Niedersachsen is heading home. FGS Niedersachsen Completes Tour With EU Naval Force and […]
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Yemen evacuates mortar-hit gas terminal
Yemen LNG gas company has evacuated hundreds of workers from its Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden, after a mortar round hit the site. Yemen evacuates hundreds from mortar-hit […]
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‘Operation Atalanta’ now to end 2016
Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, Operations Commander of the EU Naval Force Somalia, has said that following a recent strategic review exercise, the EU has decided that “Operation Atalanta” would be […]
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South Korea expanded air defence zone
South Korea has announced it is expanding its air defence zone in the waters south of the Peninsula, overlapping a similar zone announced by China. South Korea announces expanded air […]
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The Netherlands Hands Over To France
On Friday 6 December, Commodore Peter Lenselink handed over the Force Command of EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta to Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean. The Netherlands Hands Over Force Command […]
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Inmarsat begins Global Xpress roll-out
The London-based Inmarsat company has launched the first spacecraft in what will be a new global telecommunications network for its on-the-move customers. Inmarsat begins Global Xpress roll-out By Jonathan Amos […]
