Month: January 2014

  • Local Fishermen

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    Last week, German EU Naval Force warship, FGS Hessen spotted three Iranian flagged dhows stopped in the water in close proximity to each other. FGS Hessen called the dhows on […]

  • High-speed chase nets $37m cocaine haul

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    A huge cocaine haul worth an estimated US $37m has been seized from a go-fast boat in the Caribbean, US authorities announced on Tuesday. High-speed sea chase nets $37m cocaine […]

  • Tackling kidnap for ransom

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    The United Nations Security Council today strongly condemned incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorists for any purpose, including raising funds or gaining political concessions. Security Council urges cooperation […]

  • UNODC and CMF discuss counter narcotics fight

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    They discussed the full breadth of challenges facing the effort to counter maritime transnational crime, including information exchange and how to garner regional state support for counter narcotics operations. UNODC […]

  • Japan to teach territorial claims

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    Japan’s Education Ministry says it is revising teaching manuals for schools to set out its ownership of disputed islands to teach its children “about integral parts of its territory”. Japan […]

  • Spanish Air Forces Rotate Aircraft Crew In Djibouti

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    The 33rd Spanish Air Forces Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) crew joins the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta. Spanish Air Forces Rotate Aircraft Crew In Djibouti […]

  • Peru-Chile border redrawn

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    The United Nations’ highest court, The Hague, has redrawn the maritime boundary between Peru and Chile after an acrimonious dispute between the two neighbours. Peru-Chile border redrawn by UN court […]

  • Hijacked tanker off Angola

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    The Greek owners of an oil tanker that vanished off the Angolan coast on Jan. 18 said on Sunday that pirates had hijacked the vessel and stolen a large quantity […]

  • Decrease in piracy reopens trade

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    Piracy off the coast of Somalia has fallen to its lowest level for eight years, thanks to international naval patrols. The safer shipping lanes have encouraged firms in the Gulf to […]

  • Counter piracy exercise

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    South Korean destroyer ROKS Choi Young, currently operating with the CMF participated in a counter piracy exercise with ships from the Japanese and US navies. CTF 151’s ROKS Choi Young […]

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