Month: July 2017

  • SA’s defence ops need boost

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    The word “maritime” is mentioned 215 times in the 344-page document. SA’s defence ops need a major boost In her budget speech, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula described her department’s financial […]

  • India’s coastal security

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    Governments may congratulate themselves on the ‘comparatively better’ coastal security since the 26/11 attack, but we are safe more because of the shifting priorities and calculus of our enemies, than […]

  • NIMASA asks Army to help

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    Problems need to be tackled onshore as well as at sea. NIMASA, Army to collaborate on maritime security The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) […]

  • A Russian-Chinese Naval Partnership?

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    China and Russia’s navies allign. A Russian-Chinese Naval Partnership? By The Lowy Interpreter 2017-07-12 21:21:12 [By James Goldrick] On 18 June, a small Chinese task group consisting of the Type 052D air […]

  • Effort to block Med NGOs

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    Fears of confrontation at sea. Far-Right group sends ship to Mediterranean to confront ‘criminal’ rescue vessels and block migrants By Nick Squires An extreme Right-wing organisation is sending a boat […]

  • Upgrades for PH Navy

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    Philippine Navy looking for new ships. Philippine Shipbuilders to Help Modernize Military By Noel Tarrazona Having a budget of $2.56 billion for military modernization this year, the Philippine Defense Department is […]

  • Third crewman murdered

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    He is the third Vietnamese hostage to be killed by the Muslim rebels this month. Militant group Abu Sayyaf kills another Vietnamese sailor in the Philippines: foreign ministry A third […]

  • UK calls Sophia failure

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    Operation Sophia “should not be renewed”. EU naval mission has failed to end people smuggling – peers An EU naval mission has failed to achieve its main objective of disrupting […]

  • Black Sea shenanigans?

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    Mass GPS Spoofing Attack in Black Sea? By Dana Goward An apparent mass and blatant, GPS spoofing attack involving over 20 vessels in the Black Sea last month has navigation experts […]

  • Pirates helping terrorists?

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    Proving the terrorism/piracy nexus? Somali pirates are under investigation for supporting ISIS, report says Somali pirates already threaten ships heading past their country’s coast with hijacking. Now, international authorities are […]

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