Areas of Risk
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Iran’s naval ambitions
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 […]
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Oil price sees kidnap rise
Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]
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Iran’s latest pirate claim
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 […]
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South China Sea drills
China reasserts its authority. China to hold military drills in South China Sea China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of a ruling by an […]
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Oil workers killed in Nigeria
Pirates blamed for attack. Three oil workers killed in Nigeria Suspected pirates have killed three men working for the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the West African country’s restive swamplands, […]
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Libya detains tanker
Vessel carrying petrol when its was detained. Tanker with 5 Russian crewmen detained off Libya A tanker with a crew of Russian, Ukrainian and Greek members was detained off the […]
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US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters
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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Taiwan mistakenly fires supersonic missile killing one
One killed during incident. Taiwan mistakenly fires supersonic missile killing one Taiwan’s navy mistakenly launched a supersonic anti-ship missile from a naval base, killing one person and injuring three, officials […]
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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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Indo can pursue pirates
Agreement forged in 1975 allows cross border pursuit under certain conditions Indonesia ‘can pursue suspects on Philippine waters’ Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Philippine defence officials have said Indonesian forces […]
