Month: February 2014
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Ship loses more than 500 containers in heavy seas
Last week, as hurricane-force winds battered the Atlantic coast of Europe the Maersk Svendborg began losing containers off northern France amid waves of 30 feet and winds of 60 knots. Ship […]
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Has Britain’s defence budget been cut too much?
Has Britain cut defence spending too much in recent years? Are our armed forces stretched too far or should we accept we are no longer a military world power? Has […]
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India drops anti-piracy charges
India has dropped a plan to use a tough anti-piracy law to prosecute two Italian marines who killed two fishermen, the Supreme Court heard on Monday, amid a diplomatic row. […]
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Engine failure vessel protected
EU Naval Force frigate, Hetman Sagaidachniy, provided close protection at sea for a Lebanese-flagged merchant vessel, which had suffered engine failure and was drifting in the piracy high risk area […]
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Maersk deaths
Two ex-Navy Seals found dead last week aboard the ship made famous in the film Captain Phillips died of respiratory failure after suspected heart attacks. Heart attack and respiratory failure […]
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Sharing counter-piracy knowledge
On Monday 24th February, European Union operation Atalanta and EUCAP Nestor hosted two training sessions for Tanzanian Maritime Police and Navy in Dar es Salaam. European Union shares counter-piracy knowledge […]
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N Korea ‘violates’ sea border
A North Korean patrol boat violated a sea border with the South several times late on Monday, officials in Seoul say. North Korea ‘violates’ sea border with South amid drills […]
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Octopus launch
MRQ launches OCTOPUS a web based matching platform where ship managers can select, match and contract qualified PMSCs to secure their transits through the HRA. Octopus Launch MRQ launches OCTOPUS […]
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China ‘fired water cannon’
A Chinese vessel has fired a water cannon at Filipino fishermen near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a top Philippine official says. Philippines says China ‘fired water […]
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Mauritian Coast Guard Training at Sea
On 18 February, the EU Naval Force flagship FS Siroco’s commanding officer officially delivered diplomas to members of the Mauritians Coast Guard who had completed their training course at sea. […]
