GoA & Indian Ocean
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SA in “conversation” with Mozambique on Op Copper
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the South African military, in all probability in the form of the Joint Operations Division, “prompted a conversation” with Mozambique as regards […]
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Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with IRGCN FIAC in Strait of Hormuz
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – On May 10, 2021, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted […]
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USS Monterey Seizes Illicit Weapons in the North Arabian Sea
From U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian […]
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Royal Canadian Navy sets new CMF record for drug seizures
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship HMCS Calgary has made the largest ever heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces history, operating under the command of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force […]
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Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a […]
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US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian gunboats
Michael Gabriel Hernandez A US patrol boat fired warning shots at Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf after they approached at rapid speed and came within an “unnecessarily close range […]
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Marine Nationale achieves high-value drugs bust
French frigate FS Guépratte has seized 1,380 lbs (626 kg) of methamphetamine worth more than $17 million, during the latest Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, […]
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Egypt joins Combined Maritime Forces as member state
Egypt has become the 34th member of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), April 12. CMF is an enduring multinational coalition committed to upholding the International Rules Based Order by countering […]
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Gulf of Guinea retains world piracy hotspot status
Africa, particularly the Gulf of Guinea, remains the world hotspot for piracy with 43% of all incidents reported in the first quarter of this year coming from the busy shipping […]
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Ship owned by Israeli firm attacked off UAE coast: media
DUBAI (Reuters) -A commercial vessel owned by an Israeli firm was attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in Gulf waters, pro-Iran media and an Israeli television channel […]
