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  • Japan to sell arms to UK?

    Abe pushes arms exports Japan Seeks to Sell Sub-hunting Jet to UK Japan is asking Britain to buy its P-1 submarine-hunting jet in a deal that could top $1 billion, a […]

  • Ghost ship trend to continue, warns IOM

    Abandoned MVs full of migrants expected to be repeated. Ghost ship” trend set to continue, warns IOM The trend for so-called “ghost ships” taking migrants across the Mediterranean for up […]

  • High alert along Kerala coastline

    Fears a repeat of Mumbai attack planned. High alert along Kerala coastline G. ANAND Ingress of Pakistan-based boat on New Year eve The Navy, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and […]

  • Terror boat sparks debate

    Debate about motives of boat continue. India’s ‘terror’ boat blast sparks debate Stephen Spark A fishing boat that reportedly exploded on 1 January when ordered to stop by the Indian […]

  • Mauritius takes delivery of OPV

    First Indian-built OPV delivered. Mauritius receives Indian offshore patrol vessel India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) have handed over to Mauritius a 1 300 tonne offshore patrol vessel, three […]

  • Traffickers made $3m

    Criminals charged between $4,000 to $8,000 per head. EU migration: Traffickers ‘made $3m’ on ship to Italy Police in Italy believe traffickers made some $3m (£1.9m; €2.5m) from 359 illegal […]

  • India destroys suspect terror boat

    Ship believed to be carrying explosives. How NTRO, Coast Guard stopped explosive-laden Pak ship A timely intercept by the National Technical Research Organisation, and its well coordinated operation with the Coast […]

  • New warship to arrive in Lagos

    Former US CG ship expected. New naval warship arrives Lagos today By PHILIP NWOSU Nigerian Navy is set to boost its policing of the nation’s maritime environment with the coming […]

  • New migrant ship heads to Italy

    Second drifting MV packed with migrants sparks alert.  Italy coast guards board abandoned migrant ship Ezadeen Italian authorities have taken control of a ship carrying 450 migrants, thought to be […]

  • Fighting Malacca Strait piracy

    New task force to tackle piracy at source. Sea Eagle Task Force to Fight Strait of Malacca Piracy COMMANDER OF the Western Fleet Command Indonesia Navy, Admiral Widodo Young states […]