Coastguard

  • Piracy: counting the cost

    Intertanko estimate $1.2 billion spent on armed guards. Plunge in Gulf of Aden piracy incidents comes at a huge cost By Lee Hong Liang from Singapore The piracy-prone Gulf of […]

  • MSF boat attacked in Med

    One-off incident or start of worrying trend? Refugee crisis: Armed men shoot at international aid workers in attack on rescue ship patrolling Mediterranean By Lizzie Dearden Gunmen have attacked a […]

  • Missing tanker found

    Mutiny tanker finally located. Indonesian Navy Find Malaysian-flagged Vier Harmony Tanker YOHANES PASKALIS The Indonesian Navy’s Western Fleet Quick Respons (WFQR) team of Tanjung Pinang Naval Base has arrested Vier […]

  • EUNAVFOR to train Libyans

    Agreement reached on training. Operation SOPHIA: signed the agreement on Libyan Coast Guard and Navy Training “The Memorandum Of Understanding signed today, is another key step towards the beginning of […]

  • Tri-lateral pact signed

    Pact finally signed by Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Trilateral agreement against Abu Sayyaf threat in force: Defense Minister Marguerite Afra Sapiie Indonesia’s Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu claims that the […]

  • SEACAT underway in SE Asia

    Exercise begins today. SEACAT enhances Cooperative Maritime Security between navies in Southeast Asia By Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific The 15th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced […]

  • Fishing in Troubled Waters

    Could partnered fisheries enforcement be the best follow up to the recent PCA ruling? South China Sea: Fishing in Troubled Waters By Kerry Lynn Nankivell The United States Navy does […]

  • Hostage escapes ASG terrorists

    Residents of Jolo Island found him tangled in nets close to shore. Indonesian crewman swims to freedom from militants in Philippines An Indonesian tugboat crewman escaped from his Islamist militant […]

  • MMEA wary of speedboats

    Malaysian authorities know the pirates are still out there. MMEA wary of speedboats BY MOHD FARHAAN SHAH JOHOR BARU: The presence of high powered boats in waters off Johor has […]

  • Japan offers coast guard ships to Philippines

    Japan has no claim in the South China Sea but it is in dispute with China over small islands in the East China Sea. Japan in talks to deliver two […]