Month: June 2014
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Japan military rule change
A man set himself on fire in central Tokyo in protest at a proposed law which could allow Japan to deploy its military overseas. Japanese man sets self on fire […]
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Safe Passage
Over a period of three days FGS Brandenburg has escorted a World Food Programme (WFP) voyage chartered vessel from Djibouti to Bosaso, which is the capital of Puntland. EU Naval […]
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North Korea ‘test-fires short-range missiles’
North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea from its east coast, reports from South Korea say. A defence ministry spokesman in Seoul declined to give further details. North Korea […]
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GPS to stop illegal fishers
Our relationship with the ocean has become abusive. Industrial fishing has led to a catastrophic collapse of both target species and those taken as by-catch. Track boats with GPS to […]
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Pilot lands faulty fighter jet on stool
The US military has released video of a fighter pilot landing his jet on a ship faultlessly and without full landing gear on 7 June. Pilot lands faulty fighter jet […]
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Sailors jailed in Honduras released
US crew accused of smuggling guns were imprisoned. Sailors jailed in Honduras released Laura C. Morel TARPON SPRINGS — The crew of a Tarpon Springs shipwreck salvage company that languished […]
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Hijacked Captain discusses his ordeal
Captain tells CNN of pirate attack. Hijacked Captain discusses his ordeal In an interview with CNN, Captain Wren Thomas discusses the October 2013 attack on his vessel, the C-Retriever, and […]
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SAF honours 193 personnel
Minster for Defence presides over medal ceremony. SAF honours 193 personnel for contributions to international counter-piracy efforts SINGAPORE – Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen presented the Singapore Armed […]
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Iranian Navy in pirate shoot out
Iranian media report Navy fought off attack on oil tanker. Iranian Navy in pirate shoot out Iranian media has reported that the country’s navy has fought off a pirate attack […]
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MPHRP remembers hostages
Remembering those seafarers being attacked and kidnapped by pirates. Day of the Seafarer 2014 Remembering those seafarers being attacked and kidnapped by pirates. Approximately 500,000 seafarers annually sail in seas […]
