Month: July 2017

  • US Navy warns Iranians off

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    IRGC Navy continues approaches. Iran says US Navy fired warning flares at its vessels By Shirzad Bozorgmehr and Ryan Browne, CNN (CNN)A US Navy aircraft carrier fired warning flares at […]

  • Boat bomb off Yemen

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    Houthi rebels continue to pose maritime threat. Yemen rebels target key port with boat bomb: coalition Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s government said Shiite Al Houthi rebels on Saturday […]

  • Irish Navy in migrant rescue

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    Migrant crisis: Irish navy rescues 109 off Libyan coast An Irish navy vessel rescued 109 migrants off Libya’s coast on Sunday, following a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination […]

  • India Takes Steps to Counter Piracy

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    New initiatives launched. India Takes Steps to Counter Piracy By Aiswarya Lakshmi The Government has taken steps as part of various preventive/mitigating security measures to deal with sea-piracy, Minister of […]

  • Italy takes lead at EUNAVFOR

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    Spanish Navy concludes successful tour with EUNAVFOR. Spain Hands Over Force Command to Italy During Ceremony on board ESPS Galicia in Djibouti Port On Thursday 27 July 2017 Rear Admiral […]

  • The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso

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    A mysterious assault. An unsolved murder. And a ship that hasn’t given up all its secrets The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso BY KIT CHELLEL AND MATTHEW CAMPBELL Nestor Tabares must […]

  • Russia, China war games

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    Sea Cooperation-2017 waves at NATO. Russia says its Baltic Sea war games with Chinese Navy not a threat Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia […]

  • Italy OK to enter Libyan TTW

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    Additional support for Libyan Navy, CG. Serraj tells Rome Italian warships can operate in Libyan waters By Jamie Prentis Presidency Council (PC) head Faiez Serraj has invited Italian warships to […]

  • MPA for Philippines

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    Additional capability in fight against terrorism, maritime crime. U.S. transfers surveillance planes to the Philippines MANILA (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday transferred to the Philippines two brand-new, single-engine […]

  • Bay of Bengal drills

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    In a bid to enhance maritime security and bolster search and rescue operations, Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh on Tuesday began a two-day drill in the Bay of Bengal. […]

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