Coastguard

  • Joint patrols green lit

    Moves to suppress militant attack. Joint maritime security cooperation in force soon KUALA LUMPUR: The joint security control cooperation in maritime areas between Malaysia, Philippine and Indonesia will be implemented […]

  • UK coastal defence force boost

    Coastal concerns over migrants. Theresa May orders shake up of maritime border force amid concerns about unprotected British coast By Peter Dominiczak, political editor and Christopher Hope, chief political correspondent […]

  • Ghost ship mystery

    Tamaya 1 grounding still a mystery. Ghost ship: Mystery oil tanker washes up in Liberia with no crew A huge oil tanker has washed up on a beach in Liberia […]

  • Hijackers caught red handed

    First hijacking of the year in S.E. Asia foiled. Oil Tanker Hai Soon 12 Rescued After Hijack, Suspects Arrested Off Indonesia IN the first hijack of an oil tanker in […]

  • PLA Navy in exercises

    PLA Navy in large scale exercise. Chinese Navy conducting massive combat drills in West Philippine Sea Joel Dizon The Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA Navy) will be conducting a massive […]

  • Joint exercise for Singapore

    Recent attacks and Chinese positioning add impetus. Multinational exercise to fight terrorism and maritime security threats kicks off in Singapore The Singapore phase of a multinational exercise kicked off on […]

  • New joint patrols for SE Asia

    Hopes that patrols will suppress militant activity and piracy. Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines sign maritime security declaration Marguerite Afra Sapiie Foreign ministers and defense force chiefs from Indonesia, Malaysia and the […]

  • Fishing for Weapons

    Suspicious fishing vessels might be hiding more than illegal fish catches. Fishing for Weapons by Paige M. Roberts The Australian Navy confiscated an unlikely fishing haul in February, 2016: 2,000 […]

  • Vietnam boat sunk

    Tensions increase between fleets. Vietnamese fishing boat sunk by Chinese vessel in Vietnam’s waters The 34-man crew of a Vietnamese fishing boat from the central province of Quang Nam reported […]

  • AQ in Yemen a concern

    Presence in Yemen poses maritime threat. Al Qaeda in Yemen poses growing threat to shipping – naval force BY JONATHAN SAUL Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch remains a powerful force and […]