GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Hashish scooped up

    Country’s navy, Maritime Security Agency conduct joint anti-narcotics operation in northern Arabian Sea. Pakistan seizes hashish worth millions of dollars By Aamir Latif Pakistan has seized three tons of hashish […]

  • EU NAVFOR trains MPU

    EU NAVFOR assists with training. Working together: Mogadishu’s MPU first hand training with EU NAVFOR Maritime training and exercises with Somali partners are an extremely important aspect of the European […]

  • SLINEX a success

    SLINEX wraps up. Sri Lanka-India joint naval exercise ends on successful note in Trincomalee The Sri Lanka Navy-Indian Navy joint exercise SLINEX-2018, held in Trincomalee from 7-13 September, concluded on […]

  • Iran discounts US threat

    Situation normal… Iranian Military Officials Discount The Possibility Of A U.S. Attack Claiming that Iran has the “upper hand” in the region, the deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards […]

  • BIMCO and marsec

    BIMCO’s Head of Maritime Security discusses the challenges ahead. Focus on risk mitigation techniques vital for enhanced maritime security Mr. Jakob P. Larsen, Head of Maritime Security at BIMCO, provides […]

  • USN ignores Iran threats

    Keeping the pot on the boil. U.S. Navy Conducts Military Exercises in Gulf Amid Iran Tension By Zainab Fattah The U.S. Navy is conducting exercises this month to ensure its […]

  • Bay of Bengal focus

    No news about the Bay for months, then suddenly, it’s everyone’s focus. Japan is back in the Bay of Bengal BY David Brewster The eastern Indian Ocean has become contested […]

  • IORIS launches

    New centre to boost security. New regional information sharing system launched in Seychelles to counter illegal fishing, drugs, piracy By: Daniel Laurence Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – A […]

  • Kuwait heads CTF152

    Handover sees Kuwait take charge. Kuwaiti Coastguard takes command of maritime task force Raji Unnikrishnan The Kuwaiti Coastguard took command of a regional task force in charge of maritime security […]

  • New cutter for Sri Lanka

    Vessel will be largest in SLN fleet. Sri Lanka Navy ceremonially takes over United States Coast Guard Cutter ‘Sherman’ at Honolulu, Hawaii, USA  The Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral […]