Month: February 2016
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ISIS maritime concerns mount
No actual evidence of threat, but fears remain. Former NATO Commander Stavridis Warns ISIS Could Strike Marine Corps, Navy Fleet By: Gidget Fuentes SAN DIEGO — Fifteen years after the […]
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How Peaceful is the South Atlantic?
The bigger geopolitical picture. How Peaceful is the South Atlantic? By Alejandro Sanchez Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, commander of the Brazilian Navy, gave an interview to the Uruguayan daily […]
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Nigerian pirates quieter in 2015
Ironically, 2016 has seen surge in incidents. Nigeria records slight fall in piracy attacks Comfort Oseghale There was a slight reduction in the number of pirate attacks recorded in Nigeria […]
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Anti-Piracy guide for Asia
ReCAAP creates guide with Singapore Navy and others. New anti-piracy guide for tankers operating in Asia In view of the increase of cargo related thefts in Asia, The Regional Cooperation […]
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Missiles in S China Sea
Ramps up the threat to region. China ‘has deployed missiles in South China Sea’ – Taiwan China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea, […]
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NATO and the people smugglers
Does NATO have a hidden motive? Who are NATO’s ships in the Aegean really keeping an eye on? Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has announced the […]
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Turkey extends Gulf deployment
Naval coalition still suppressing piracy. Turkey extends anti-piracy mission in Gulf of Aden Turkey’s parliament has extended the deployment of the Turkish Naval Force in the Gulf of Aden, Somalian […]
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NATO migrant patrols?
US Defence Secretary says NATO is ready. Nato offers Aegean people-smuggling patrols Nato is ready to patrol the Aegean Sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece, US […]
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Somalia to build Navy
Somalia will rebuild its Navy to protect the country’s territorial waters and marine resources and ward off illegal foreign fishing entities, Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Omar Arte has said. Somalia […]
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Canada’s Navy to go high tech?
Canada’s new naval ambitions. Canadian Navy Could Use Space and Lasers to Battle Pirates on the High Seas By Justin Ling Canada is looking to get serious about patrolling the high […]
