GoA & Indian Ocean

  • On the trail of the ghost ships

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    On the trail of the ghost ships Timothy Compston discovers that more and more ships are turning off their AIS (Automatic Identification System) or even switching their identities completely to […]

  • Looking Beyond Maritime Security

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    Economic stability and sustainable development can be driven by an integrated approach to the maritime sector, including ports, maritime security and facilitation of maritime traffic. Looking Beyond Maritime Security Joined-up […]

  • End Piracy in the Gulf of Aden

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    Could the US Navy’s littoral combat ships lend a hand? End Piracy in the Gulf of Aden By Rear Admiral Terry McKnight, US Navy (Retired) Steaming off the coast of […]

  • Containerised missile launched

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    Long-range weapons the size and shape of shipping containers can turn almost any ship quickly into an impromptu missile boat. Israel Just Launched A Containerized Ballistic Missile From The Deck […]

  • Control Risks issues piracy warning

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    More Raids Expected as Weather Improves  Security Consultants Warn Container and Cargo Ships of Increased Pirate Activity off Somalia Security analysts and consultants group Control Risks has reported that 17 incidents of […]

  • Iran claims fishermen attacked

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    Incident between guards and fishermen. Saudi guards fire on Iranian boat, killing fisherman: report Saudi border guards have opened fire on an Iranian fishing boat in the Gulf, killing a […]

  • Another CMF drug haul

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    Another large drug haul for the CMF. HMAS Arunta Intercepts 260kg of heroin HMAS Arunta has completed a third significant narcotics interdiction after seizing 260kg of heroin in the Indian Ocean, […]

  • IOR Cold War?

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    Great power competition between the US, India, Japan and Australia on one side, and China on the other, is raising the strategic stakes in the maritime area New Cold War […]

  • Red Sea missile attack

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    Incident just days after CMF announce patrol increase. One wounded in missile attack on UAE ship off Yemen coast – SPA DUBAI: Houthi militants attacked a United Arab Emirates ship […]

  • German aircrew heads home

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    Successful deployment for German MPA. German marine mission to depart after three months on anti-piracy patrol Before EU NAVFOR’s German P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) and its detachment […]

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