Month: September 2017

  • Coast Guard for SA?

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    Could ease pressure on Navy. Department of Defence looking at establishing Coast Guard Written by Guy Martin The Department of Defence is exploring the possibility of establishing a Coast Guard, and continues […]

  • Pirates used AIS

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    Malaysian authorities have come down hard on the hijacking gang took a Thai-flagged tanker earlier this month. Pirates used AIS tracking app to identify ship to hijack Local reports said […]

  • Recon & Surveillance event set

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    3rd Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology returns to Rome in January 2018 SMi Reports: Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology returns to London on 30th-31st January 2018 to maximise maritime situational […]

  • India’s Rohingya fears

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    Human Rights Watch monitoring events. Indian Maritime Forces Seek to Keep Out Rohingya Refugees India’s military is attempting to secure the country’s maritime borders to prevent the entry of Rohingya […]

  • New Commander for 5th Fleet

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    Staff changes at top level. U.S. Fifth Fleet Welcomes New Commander Story by Cmdr. NAVCENT Public Affairs  U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet Vice Adm. John C. Aquilino […]

  • Navy nabs bunker gang

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    Oil theft and bunkering remain huge problems for Delta. Oil Bunkering: Navy Nabs Operators Along Calabar Water Channel Some Nigerians and foreign nationals operating illegal oil deal have been arrested […]

  • Iran supplying Yemen

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    Threat to merchant shipping highlighted. Iran Is Smuggling Increasingly Potent Weapons Into Yemen, U.S. Admiral Says By ERIC SCHMITT The top American admiral in the Middle East said on Monday that […]

  • Italy begins Libyan training

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    Concerns remain over diligence of Libyan CG. Italy begins training Libyan navy and coastguard Italy yesterday received 87 Libyan navy and coastguard personnel as part of a European training programme […]

  • Pirates plead for help

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    Captured pirates still held in Yemen. 6 Alleged Somali Pirates in Yemen jail since 2009 Plead for Help HARGEISA (Horn Observer) 6 alleged Somali pirates who are currently jailed inside […]

  • Qatar, France in Military Drill

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    Qatar, France Stage Joint Military Drill A French frigate has arrived at Qatari Hamad Port to participate in a number of maritime exercises with Qatari navy, Qatar news agency (QNA) […]

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