GoA & Indian Ocean

  • French, US navies in exercise

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    VBSS exercise for two navies. USS Mason, USS Roosevelt Works With French in Maritime Security Operations Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Janweb Marcyn Lagazo The exercise allowed for members […]

  • 12 pirates found guilty

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    12 Somalis found guilty of attacking MSC Jasmine. EU Naval Force Welcomes Third Successful Conviction in 2016 of Armed Pirates who Terrorised Seafarers off the Coast of Somalia The European […]

  • Argentina’s piracy woes

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    Insurance costs hitting shipping prices. Argentina seeks counter-piracy solutions Santiago Rivas, Buenos Aires The Argentine ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence have begun working on a contingency plan for counter-piracy […]

  • CG boss heads to Somalia

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    Will help create an effective Somali Coast Guard. Coast Guard Boss to Head EU Mission in Somalia The Director of the Irish Coast Guard is set to leave his post […]

  • Korean General in embezzling row

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    Bad news for Korean Navy. Navy general arrested on embezzlement charge By Lee Han-soo The Korean Navy’s Cheonghae Unit, which is part of the Combined Task Force 151 that counters […]

  • Breaking the Pak-Indo deadlock

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    Hopes of new cooperation. Maritime meet may help break Indo-Pak ice Sachin Parashar| NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan look to break the logjam in ties, the two countries will […]

  • Facing the cyber threat

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    Shipping begins to take cyber crime seriously. International Maritime Cyber Crime Conference: Analysis By Malcolm Warr Last week, the maritime community came together for the International Maritime Cyber Crime Conference […]

  • Iran’s naval ambitions

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    Bad news for invisible Somali pirates… Iranian Commander: Navy to Launch Homegrown Destroyer, Submarine Soon Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said new domestically-made military hardware, including Sahand destroyer […]

  • Iran’s latest pirate claim

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    Of course they did. Absolutely. Completely legitimate. Navy stops 115 pirates from attacking Iranian tanker Iranian Navy’s 41st fleet rescued an Iranian-owned oil tanker from 12 pirate boats carrying 115 […]

  • US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters

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    US Navy doesn’t pull punches. US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters Weak leadership, poor judgment and a lack of “warfighting toughness” led to the capture of 10 US […]

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