GoA & Indian Ocean

  • India CG concerned about PMSCs

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    Merchant ships with armed security guards apparently now pose a threat.  Armed cargo ships along India’s coast pose security threat: ICG CHENNAI: Commercial ships with armed men on board, which […]

  • Iranian Navy scares pirates

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    Headline of the week… Commander: Pirates Hiding Due to Scary Presence of Iranian Navy Pirate attack on cargo ships has now become a rare scene in the region due to […]

  • Maritime Crime Figures for Q3 2014

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    Dryad releases their figures for the third quarter of the year.  Maritime Crime Figures for Q3 2014 Gulf of Guinea The spike in the number of kidnapping incidents that occurred […]

  • CMF, NATO and EUNAVFOR Meet

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    Naval coalition cooperation crucial in fight against maritime crime.  Big Three Counter-Piracy Task Force Commanders Meet in Muscat The Commanders of the ‘Big Three’ international counter-piracy task forces met in […]

  • NATO’s Maritime Future

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    Can NATO stem the maritime decline? [Opinion] NATO’s Maritime Future By Lt. Cmdr. Mark Lawrence, USN The transatlantic alliance successfully navigated some rough seas in 2014. A year that began without […]

  • New Training for Safer Seas

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    Multi-national gathering to institute new training program.  New Training for Safer Seas: The Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting On September 30 and October 1, the Heads of Asian […]

  • Warning that Somali piracy may return

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    Piracy currently suppressed, but things could easily change.  Analyst, industry officials warn on possible resurgence of Somali piracy By Marcus Hand from Copenhagen Despite the sharp decline in piracy off the coast of […]

  • Pirates and clan fight in Somalia

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    Fight breaks out leaving several injured.  Several people injured in fighting between pirates and local residents in Somalia Bitter fighting between Somali pirates and clan militias have on Tuesday morning […]

  • New chief for Pakistan Navy

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    New naval chief assures of strong maritime security ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed naval chief, Admiral Zakaullah, formally took over the Command of the Pakistan Navy in change of command ceremony […]

  • Maritime terrorism: Karachi analysis

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    Failed al Qaeda attack has broad security implications for Pakistan. Maritime terrorism: Karachi as a starting point – Analysis By Vijay Sakhuja The recent attempt by the Al Qaeda in […]

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