Coastguard

  • Duterte’s hardline on pirates

    Duterte wants Coast Guard to crush pirates. Rody to PCG: Fight pirates, sink their ships By Evelyn Macairan MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) […]

  • Dryad reports piracy drop

    Dryad notes decline in reports. “Cautious Optimism” as Piracy Numbers Decline On Thursday, consulting firm Dryad Maritime said that there is cause for cautious optimism regarding maritime crime and piracy, with […]

  • Yemeni maths issue?

    How many? Really? 40 ‘warships’? REALLY? Forty Iranian Warships Violate Yemeni Territorial Waters By Arafat Madabish and Abdul Hadi Habtoor Aden, Riyadh- High-ranking Yemeni sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that around […]

  • Heavy terms for traffickers

    Five suspected crew members still face trial. Italy judge jails 3 for 20 years each over deadly 2015 migrant voyage An Italian judge sentenced three men to 20 years each […]

  • Libya CG training

    May reduce migrant numbers. EU to start training of Libya Coastguard this month – Sources The EU is set to start training of Libyan Coastguard personnel on October 24, Libya’s […]

  • PMSA seize drugs-laden boat

    Indian Ocean route is a smuggling favourite. Maritime guards seize drugs-laden speedboat ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) yesterday launched search efforts to trace a drugs-laden smugglers speedboat which […]

  • New patrol boat for Mauritius

    Vessel will be used for coastal patrols, counter-piracy, search and rescue, counter-smuggling and anti-poaching. India delivers fast patrol vessel to Mauritius India’s Goa Shipyard Limited has delivered the fast patrol […]

  • Indian coast on terror alert

    Gujarat Police has sounded an alert and are keeping tight vigil in coastal areas following intelligence inputs on possible attack by Pakistan terrorists post surgical strike. Surgical strike aftermath: Pakistani […]

  • India-Indo naval drills

    The two navies have been carrying out Coordinated Patrols (CORPAT) since 2002. India-Indonesia hold bilateral maritime exercise India and Indonesia on Monday commenced their second coordinated patrol and bilateral maritime […]

  • UN extends migrant mission

    Hardly a surprise… Security Council extends measures to curb migrant smuggling off Libyan coast 6 October 2016 – Deploring continued loss of life due to migrant smuggling and human trafficking […]