GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Enrica Lexie marine hospitalised

    Doctors say Latorre responding to treatment, Pinotti to visit. Italian marine in legal case hospitalized in India One of the two Italian marines detained in India, Massimiliano Latorre, has been […]

  • India to commission INS Sumitra

    OSV will be the largest in Indian fleet. Navy to commission INS Sumitra on September 4 CHENNAI: Giving further teeth to its surveillance and maritime capability on country’s eastern seaboard, […]

  • EUNVFOR Provides Seychelles Training

    Continues training efforts with regional forces.  EU Warship Provides Seychelles CG Training By George Backwell EU Naval Force Warship ‘FGS Berlin’ has conducted local maritime capacity building in the Seychelles […]

  • Iran to unveil submarine

    Sub has been designed and built in Iran.  Iran to unveil domestically manufactured Fateh submarine: admiral Iran will unveil its domestically designed and built Fateh (Conqueror) submarine on November 28 […]

  • Kenya blows up ship and heroin

    Ship destroyed off Kenya’s coast.  Kenya blows up ship and huge heroin haul By JOSEPH MURAYA Kenya Defence Forces have destroyed heroin worth Sh1 billion in a ship off the […]

  • Questions raised over mystery ship

    Former Norwegian craft owned by UK-based security company.  Questions raised over mystery ship By Tom Barnes QUESTIONS have been raised over the future of a former Norwegian Navy vessel currently […]

  • Iranian Navy repels pirate attacks

    Incidents were not officially reported elsewhere, as is typically the case with Iranian claims.  Iranian Warships Repel Pirates’ Attacks on 2 Cargo Ships in High Seas Iranian Navy warships rescued […]

  • Kenya plans new OPV

    New OPV planned for enhanced maritime security.  Navy plans to acquire offshore patrol vessel for ocean surveillance Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said his government is in the process […]

  • NZ Navy takes over anti-piracy mission

    Royal New Zealand Navy takes over Combined Task Force 151.  NZ Navy takes over anti-piracy mission New Zealand has taken command of an international counter-piracy task force for the next […]

  • Chinks in PMSC Armour?

    The collapse of GoAGT has led to renewed scrutiny of the marsec industry.  Chinks Appear in the Maritime Security Armour An Op-Ed piece by Simon Biggs, ASKET Ltd. Recently, we […]