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Submarine joint ops
Joint ops set up. Germany and Poland Join Forces in Submarines Lars Hoffmann Poland and Germany have agreed to work closely together in the field of submarines, with the navies of […]
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New OPV for Malta
New toy for the navy. Malta to receive new offshore patrol vessel A funding from the European Union will allow Malta to acquire a new €34 million offshore patrol vessel. Another €7.5 […]
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New EU Coast Guard mulled
The agency will not have its own guards, and will draw on a 1,500-member “rapid reaction pool” of personnel seconded by the member states. EU Moves Toward Creation of Border and […]
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UN, EU agree Med arms patrols
Patrols will now look for guns as well as people smugglers. U.N. approves high seas crackdown on Libya arms smuggling BY MICHELLE NICHOLS The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday […]
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US carrier arrives in Med
Waves hello to Russia and ISIS. Second U.S. aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean: U.S. Navy BY ANDREA SHALAL The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean late on […]
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People smuggler wrong man
Suspect extradited for people smuggling ‘is wrong man’ Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man. Prosecutors believe Mered […]
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Smuggling kingpin nabbed
Medhanie to face Italian courts. People-smuggling ‘kingpin’ Mered Medhanie extradited to Italy An Eritrean man believed to be at the heart of the operation to smuggle migrants from Africa to […]
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Migrants Rescued off Crete
Calmer seas means more migrants. Migrant crisis: Rescue under way from capsized boat off Crete About 250 people have been rescued from a migrant boat that has capsized in the […]
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Egypt takes delivery
For Russia with…oh, hang on. Egypt warship: First French-made Mistral ship handed over Egypt has received the first of two advanced warships from France in a deal worth $1bn (£692m). […]
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UK coastal security concerns
UK border concerns mount. Sea forces farce: Police searching for people smugglers in the Channel sold a £350,000 specialist boat for just £80,000 two years ago By JAMES DUNN FOR […]
