Industry Sector

  • Ship with armed guards detained in Indian waters

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    In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard on Friday night detained a Sierra Leone-flagged vessel with 25 armed guards on board, at Tuticorin. Ship with armed guards detained in […]

  • St Petersburg Port Visit

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    Four NATO ships assigned to Standing NATO Mine Counter-Measures Group ONE (SNMCMG1) arrived in St Petersburg for a scheduled port visit. NATO Mine Counter-Measures Ships Arrive in St Petersburg for […]

  • Ukraine contributes to Ocean Shield

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    The Ukrainian Navy frigate HETMAN SAGAIYDACHNIY joined Operation Ocean Shield on 10 October, marking the first time a partner nation has contributed to NATO’s counter-piracy effort. Ukraine contributes to NATO’s […]

  • Sniper stops boat carrying cocaine

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    Cocaine worth £55m has been seized after a Royal Navy sniper shot a hole in a speedboat engine during a high-speed pursuit. The occupants were apprehended. HMS Lancaster sniper stops boat […]

  • EU beefs up migrant surveillance

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    The European Parliament has voted to launch an EU maritime surveillance system aimed at preventing migrant disasters like the recent Lampedusa shipwreck. EU beefs up migrant surveillance in Mediterranean The […]

  • HMCS Toronto seizes heroin

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    HMCS Toronto recently seized 154 bags of heroin in the Arabian Sea, weighing more than 180 kilograms whilst operating under the command of CTF 150. HMCS Toronto seizes heroin during […]

  • Underwater Challenges

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    Progressive and unilateral national reductions in investment of underwater assets and capabilities have resulted in serious gaps and skill fade across NATO member’s capabilities.  Nations gather to discuss underwater challenges […]

  • ‘Hard drugs found’

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    Russian investigators say they have found what appear to be hard drugs on board the Greenpeace ship seized during a protest in the Arctic last month. ‘Hard drugs found’ on […]

  • Six Somalis go on trial in Spain

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    Six Somalis who allegedly attacked a Spanish navy vessel in 2012 went on trial Monday at the National Court. The six denied charges of piracy and said they were fishermen. Six […]

  • EU seeks migrant sea patrols

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    The European Commission has called for the EU to launch Mediterranean-wide search and rescue patrols to intercept migrant boats. Lampedusa wreck: EU seeks Mediterranean migrant sea patrols The European Commission […]

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