Coastguard

  • Asia’s Deadly Pirates

    Asia sees more kidnappings and armed robberies at sea than anywhere else in the world. Asia’s Deadly Pirates By Neil Thompson Despite genuine improvements in maritime security by Asian littoral states […]

  • Marsec in Libya

    The risks associated with Libya’s TTW. Contested Seas: Maritime Security in Libya By James Pothecary Introduction On 20 February, the Bahamas-flagged car carrier Morning Compass was seized by militants purporting to represent […]

  • 730 migrants rescued

    730 migrants were picked up in seven separate rescue operations aboard three dinghies and four wooden craft, Italy’s coastguard said today. Ships Rescue Some 730 Migrants In Mediterranean MADRID/ MILAN:  Humanitarian […]

  • What next for Sulu patrols?

    Southeast Asia’s new minilateral security arrangement officially got underway this week. What’s Next for the New Sulu Sea Trilateral Patrols? By Prashanth Parameswaran On Monday, after much anticipation and several delays, […]

  • Iran claims fishermen attacked

    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 […]

  • US Navy mourns fallen crew

    Fatalities following collision. USS Fitzgerald: Sailors killed in collision off Japan’s coast named The US Navy has identified seven sailors who were killed when their destroyer collided with a container […]

  • Joint patrols at last

    They have finally begun. Indonesia launches patrols with neighbors in lawless waters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa Warships from Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia held maneuvers on Monday in waters plagued […]

  • IOR Cold War?

    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 […]

  • PCG boost coastal security

    Concern over maritime terror threat in region. Visayas maritime security boosted By Tara Yap Iloilo City — With the terrorist attack in Marawi City in their mind, law enforcement agencies […]

  • German aircrew heads home

    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 […]