Coastguard

  • U.S. Imposes Entry Restrictions on Vessels Traveling from Seychelles Due to ISPS NonCompliance

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    April 12: A report by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has found that Seychelles is not maintaining effective anti-terrorism measures at its port.  The Seychelles Port Authority chair, Paul Hodoul, […]

  • Vietnam Gets Six Patrol Boats from U.S. Signaling Closer Security Ties

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    March 31: The Vietnamese coast guard Sunday received six patrol boats from the United States, in a move that indicates a renewed desire for cooperation between the former enemies. The […]

  • Philippines Coast Guard Deploys New Fast Patrol Boat to Southwestern Mindanao

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    March 30: The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed one of the 4 newly acquired French Fast Patrol boats to southwestern Mindanao. Customs Commissioner Ret. Gen. Leonardo Rey Guerrero said BRP […]

  • Philippine Coast Guard Recruiting Fishermen to Help Disrupt Narcotics Smuggling

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    March 30: With drug smugglers dropping off their illegal cargo at sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now recruiting fishermen to become force multipliers. The PCG is particularly recruiting […]

  • Taiwan Coast Guard Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat Near Penghu

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    March 13 2019: According to Taiwanese media, the Taiwanese Coast Guard in Penghu seized a Chinese fishing boat on the morning of March 13 that crossed into Taiwan’s territorial waters, […]

  • US will protect Philippines

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    Reassurance for Duterte. Pompeo assures Philippines of U.S. protection in event of sea conflict Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the Philippines […]

  • Malacca’s low crime stats

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    Australian Border Forces (ABF) played a major role in reducing the number of maritime crimes along the straits. Team work with Australia sees drop in maritime crimes By Intan Amalina Mohd […]

  • India, Pakistan tensions

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    Tensions increase between India and Pakistan. Security beefed up in Paradip, Kolkata ports Security was stepped up at the two major ports of the Eastern region – Paradip in Odisha and Kolkata – on […]

  • AFP hunts hostages

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    Threat to behead hostages taken seriously. Philippine Military: Doing ‘Best’ to Free Abu Sayyaf Hostages The Philippine military vowed Thursday to rescue all hostages in Abu Sayyaf militant custody, while […]

  • Iran starts drills

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    Region keeps an eye on things. Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the […]

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