GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Indian Navy suffers twin incidents

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    Indian Navy continues to suffer with accidents. Navy’s twin mishaps: commando killed, fire on ship An Indian Navy commando was on Monday killed in a weapon-handling accident at Visakhapatnam-based INS […]

  • Chinese naval taskforce returns

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    Taskforce returns home after successful mission. 16th Chinese naval escort taskforce returns The 16th escort taskforce under the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army successfully arrived at a naval […]

  • EU extends EUCAP Nestor mission

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    Anti-piracy training mission gains extension in Horn of Africa. EU extends EUCAP Nestor mission The Council today extended the mandate of the EU mission on regional maritime capacity building in […]

  • Crew of Kenyan ship released

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    al Shabaab releases crew from MV Jamila. Crew members of stranded Kenyan ship released after a week in custody Posted by: Mursal Mogadishu (Harar24) – Crew members of a stranded Kenyan […]

  • Navy Protecting Iranian Vessels

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     Iranian Navy claim continued success in fight against piracy. Commander: Navy Powerfully Protecting Iranian Vessels in Free Waters TEHRAN (FNA)- Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari underlined his forces’ power […]

  • Enrica Lexie: Italy seeks US help

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    Country looks for assistance in long-running legal case against marines. Italy seeks US help to get marines freed NEW DELHI: Even as it talks about international arbitration to free its […]

  • Japan to take over CMF

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    Commander to take control of Combined Maritime Forces in 2015. Japan to send SDF officer to take command of int’l antipiracy force Japan plans to send around May next year […]

  • SAS Makhanda on anti-piracy duty

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    OPV heads to Mozambique Channel duties. Revamped strike craft ready for counter-piracy duty The third Warrior Class strike craft to be refitted as an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) – SAS […]

  • Challenges facing PMSCs

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    Regulations and market forces creating new pressures for marsec firms. The regulatory and cost pressures facing private maritime security By Gary Howard from London The growth in use of the […]

  • Piracy Collapses in Somalia

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    Armed guards and naval forces suppressing piracy in the region. Piracy Collapses in Somalia, But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet by Lizabeth Paulat Piracy has long plagued the Somali coastline, creating an […]

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