GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Interview: Insight into Piracy

    Trends in piracy in 2014. Interview: Insight into Piracy 2014 has been a pretty eventful year with respect to pirate activities, seeing a tragic end with a crew member of a […]

  • High alert along Kerala coastline

    Fears a repeat of Mumbai attack planned. High alert along Kerala coastline G. ANAND Ingress of Pakistan-based boat on New Year eve The Navy, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and […]

  • What can Shippers do against Pirates

    Can situational crime prevention be applied to piracy? What can Shippers do against Pirate Attacks? Insights from Situational Crime Prevention y Jon. M. Shane and Shannon Magnuson, John Jay College of […]

  • Indian fishermen arrested

    No confirmation of arrests or whereabouts of boats. Mystery shrouds abduction of 2 boats, 12 fishermen AHMEDABAD: The abduction of two boats along with 12 fishermen onboard by the Pakistan […]

  • New strategies for US Marine Corps

    Alternative maritime platforms being researched. Changing sea duty: Marines prep to deploy aboard new ships By Joshua Stewart Marines and sailors are at the center of a test that could […]

  • Terror boat sparks debate

    Debate about motives of boat continue. India’s ‘terror’ boat blast sparks debate Stephen Spark A fishing boat that reportedly exploded on 1 January when ordered to stop by the Indian […]

  • Russia to Continue Anti-Piracy Mission

    Convoy escorts and patrols to continue.  Russian Navy to Continue Anti-Piracy Mission off Coast of Somalia Warships and support vessels of Russian Navy will continue to perform tasks to prevent […]

  • Iran foils another pirate attack…

    Another claim by Iranian media… Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Iranian Oil Tanker The Navy’s 32nd fleet of warships thwarted a pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the […]

  • Mauritius takes delivery of OPV

    First Indian-built OPV delivered. Mauritius receives Indian offshore patrol vessel India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) have handed over to Mauritius a 1 300 tonne offshore patrol vessel, three […]

  • India destroys suspect terror boat

    Ship believed to be carrying explosives. How NTRO, Coast Guard stopped explosive-laden Pak ship A timely intercept by the National Technical Research Organisation, and its well coordinated operation with the Coast […]