GoA & Indian Ocean

  • NL votes for armed guards

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    Armed guards will wear bodycams to ensure correct procedures followed. Dutch MPs give go head to arming the maritime sector against pirates Dutch shipowners with vessels passing regularly through areas […]

  • MV attacked off Somalia

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    No confirmation of piracy as yet. Merchant ship attacked by three skiffs UKMTO reported late on Thursday 22nd that a merchant ship had come under attack by unknown persons off […]

  • Boost for Mozambique

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    The ten speedboats cost 40,000 euros. Portugal Donates Speedboats to Mozambican Navy Maputo — The Portuguese Defence Ministry on Monday donated ten speedboats to the Mozambican navy, under the military […]

  • India’s China concerns

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    India concerned with Chinese push into IOR. India holds major exercise in Arabian Sea, keeps tabs on China’s naval forays Rajat Pandit| TNN  NEW DELHI: India continues to keep an eagle […]

  • Focused Op ends off Somalia

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    Op kept watch around Socotra Gap hot spot. CTF 151 successfully completes Focused Counter Piracy Operation Hamad Counter Piracy (CP) Focused Operation (FO) HAMAD, run by Combined Task Force (CTF) […]

  • Keeping it local

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    Anti-piracy training and VBSS for Marine Police. Somali Maritime Police Hone Skills in Djibouti during Cutlass Express ’18 By Staff Sgt. Allyson L. Manners Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of […]

  • Pak-Saudi exercises conclude

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    RIYADH: Exercise Naseem Al Bahr XI (NAB), between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) concluded in Saudi Arabian waters off Al Jubail, KSA. Pak-Saudi joint naval exercises conclude […]

  • India, Mozambique’s new ties

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    Could bring added security to Mozambique’s waters. India, Mozambique review defence cooperation New Delhi: India and Mozambique have reviewed the state of defence cooperation, and agreed to accelerate the initiatives […]

  • The Indian Ocean Base Race

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    Geopolitics moves fast. The Indian Ocean Base Race By David Brewster] It seems that we are in the middle of a base race across the Indian Ocean. The latest move, reported […]

  • India CG praised

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    High praise from High Commish. Indian coast guards praised for keeping sea safe SINGAPORE: The Indian Navy and Coast Guard are doing an extraordinary job to keep the sea lanes safe, the Indian envoy […]

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