GoA & Indian Ocean

  • IMB, ReCAAP reports issued

    Reported bodies reveal Q1 statistics. IMB & ReCAAP ISC Release 2015 Half-Yearly Reports on Piracy & Armed Robbery At Sea In a rare case of coincidence, both IMB and ReCAAP […]

  • French and Australian units meet at sea

    In mid-July, while patrolling off the coast of Oman, Her Majesty Australian Ship (HMAS) Newcastle and French Ship (FS) Var met at sea to lead several interactions. French and Australian […]

  • Successful Deployment

    In July 2015 the German Maritime Patrol P3C-Orion aircraft completed a three month detachment with Operation Atalanta off the coast of Somalia. German Maritime Patrol Aircraft Completes Successful Deployment with […]

  • New patrol boats for Kenyan Navy

    New craft to boost security. Kenyan Navy to get six US-made patrol boats Written by Oscar Nkala The US Naval Sea Systems Command is seeking to acquire six 4.7 metre-long […]

  • PLA anti-piracy patrol heads home

    Deployed for 221 days. Chinese anti-piracy patrol returns home The Chinese navy’s 19th escort group has returned home after spending 221 days patrolling for pirates off the East African coast […]

  • Arbitration for Enrica Lexie case?

    Latorre to stay in Italy for additional six months. Italian marines’ murder case in India may go to arbitration BY SUCHITRA MOHANTY A case in which two Italian marines are […]

  • Of PMSCs and cheap parachutes

    Risk, pirates and private security. Dryad Maritime: Of PMSCs and cheap parachutes Portsmouth: What do many private maritime security companies and cheap parachutes have in common? It sounds like the […]

  • Seychelles to assist in drug fight

    Shift from anti-piracy to anti-narcotics. UNODC counts on Seychelles support to combat drug trafficking on the high seas By: Sharon Uranie The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) is looking […]

  • Surveillance support for Mauritius

    Joint patrols with Mauritius CG planned. INS Teg to undertake operations in EEZ of Mauritius New Delhi: A stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, currently on a two-month long deployment […]

  • MSDF escort 12 ships in June

    Almost 3,600 ships escorted to date. Japan escorts 12 commercial ships off Somalia in June Hisane Masaki Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 12 commercial ships in the waters of […]