GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Warning Shots Hit Two Fishermen

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    Injuries after CG fire at fleeing boat. Coast Guard Warning Shots Hit Two Fishermen Near Kerala Coast Written by Sneha Mary Koshy THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  Two fishermen from Tamil Nadu were injured when warning […]

  • Plot to target Iraqi port

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    Concerns IS plans to target shipping. Plot to target Iraqi port indicates growing strength of armed groups around Basra EVENT Iraqi security forces seized four Katyusha-type rockets on 12 January, […]

  • SE Asia tanker hijacks rose in 2014

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    IMB issues 2014 piracy report. SE Asia tanker hijacks rose in 2014 despite global drop in sea piracy, IMB report reveals Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia’s coasts […]

  • Maritime crime in Bangladesh

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    ReCAAP report highlights issues in Bangladesh. Piracy along national coast doubled in 2014 Piracy and armed robbery along Bangladesh’s coasts, especially near sea and river ports, have doubled, raising the […]

  • Maritime Challenges in the Indian Ocean

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    Challenges for the year ahead. Maritime Challenges in the Indian Ocean Guest Post by Vijay Sakhuja What could be the trend lines for 2015 in the Indian Ocean? A quick […]

  • Muslim Brotherhood arrests at Suez

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    Concern at possible terror links. 4 MB members arrested for taking photos of Suez Canal, security services Four Muslim Brotherhood members were arrested for photographing the navigation line of the Suez […]

  • Yemen causing concern in region

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    Country borders Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb. Houthi rise in Yemen raises alarm in Horn of Africa The strain has been created due to the recent abandonment of the Hanish […]

  • New from Marine Armor

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    New product for 2015. Marine Armor System launches new pioneering manual system for 2015 Following industry feedback, new for 2015, Marine Armor System have launched a manual solution against maritime […]

  • India needs to shore up maritime security

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    Always room for improvement. India needs to shore up maritime security Manju Seth India as the dominant naval power has an important role to play in ensuring maritime security. This […]

  • Italian marines committed blatant murder

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    Enrica Lexie case rumbles on. Italian marines committed blatant murder NEW DELHI: Contrary to Italy’s case that its two Marines killed two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012 […]

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