EMEA
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Turkey blocks an EU mission inspection of a cargo vessel travelling to Libya
By Matthew Holroyd with AFP Turkey has blocked a German military vessel from inspecting a cargo ship suspected of carrying weapons on its way to Libya. On Sunday evening, the German frigate […]
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Egypt, France naval forces carry out joint maritime drill in Mediterranean
Ahmed Eleiba Egyptian and French naval forces have carried out a maritime drill in the northern fleet region in the Mediterranean, which involved the participation of the Egyptian frigate Taba […]
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UK Royal Navy concludes first joint exercises with Egypt
The joint naval drills began last week when the British Royal Navy’s flagship HMS ALBION arrived at Alexandria Naval Base along with elements of Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) (LRG-X) during […]
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Norway opens cyber resilience centre
by Martyn Wingrove Norway will open a maritime cyber resilience centre at the beginning of 2021, just as shipping needs to demonstrate cyber risk management within ship safety documentation Norwegian Shipowners’ […]
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Germany to Deploy a Frigate to Patrol the Indo-Pacific
The commitment comes amid growing skepticism about China across key European capitals, including Berlin. By Abhijnan Rej In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald on November 2, German Defense […]
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Turkey extends disputed East Med gas exploration mission again
Turkey has once again extended a hydrocarbon research mission in contested waters in the Eastern Mediterranean, ignoring Greek warnings that such moves undercut efforts to resolve the dispute between the […]
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Op Irini boards Syrian flagged vessel
The last week of October saw another vessel boarding and inspection done by the EUNavFor Operation Irini in the Mediterranean to prevent violations of an arms embargo on Libya. The […]
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11 Stowaways Discovered in UK Port of Southampton
Police were called to the Port of Southampton in the UK after reports of a group of stowaways having come off a vessel in port and trying to make their […]
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Portuguese freighter destroys Greek military ship in Mediterranean accident
A Portuguese cargo ship collided with a Greek military ship off Piraeus, the port next to Athens, Greece. Two crew members of the Greek vessel were injured although not seriously. […]
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Tanker stowaways: ‘Hijacking’ ends after special forces storm ship
Seven people were detained when military forces stormed a tanker suspected to have been hijacked off the Isle of Wight. Sixteen members of the Special Boat Service (SBS) ended a […]
