Industry Sector
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West Africa Piracy Overtakes Somalia
Piracy off the coast of West Africa has now overtaken Somali piracy, a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) and other seafarers’ groups says. West Africa piracy overtakes Somali […]
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Historic Landing Aboard Japanese Vessel
The U.S. Marines made their first landing with an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor helicopter aboard a Japanese Ship, June 14, 2013, off the Southern California coast. US Marines MV-22B Makes Historic […]
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Halt Ransom Payments
Even if G8 nations agree to stop paying for the release of kidnapping victims, other groups will likely keep forking out ransoms to protect staff Cameron pressing G8 to halt […]
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Arrested off Senegal
Four have-a-go-hero Brits sailing a converted warship to Africa on what they describe as an ‘anti-piracy’ mission have been arrested off Senegal. British sailors on ‘anti-piracy’ mission to Somalia in […]
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Offshore Crew Kidnapped
Reports are emerging that an offshore supply vessel has been boarded by pirates, and crewmembers have been taken hostage. The attack is understood to have taken place early on Thursday […]
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Assistance To Injured Sailors At Sea
The EUNAVFOR warship ESPS Numancia provided assistance to two seriously injured sailors after they suffered severe burns in a fire on board their merchant ship. EU Naval Force Spanish Warship […]
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Strong Relationship With World Food Programme
During a recent port visit to Mombasa the Operation Atalanta flagship NRP Álvares Cabral hosted representatives from the World Food Programme. EU Naval Force Flagship NRP Alvares Cabral Continues Strong […]
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Chinese Canal Deal in Nicaragua
Nicaragua is forging ahead with a plan to dig a Chinese-funded rival to the Panama Canal despite a lack of details about the $40 billion project Nicaragua rushes on for […]
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LRAD Corporation Awarded US Navy Contract
LRAD Corporation announced today it has been awarded a multi-year $12.2 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for acoustic hailing devices (AHD) by the United States Navy. LRAD Corporation Awarded $12.2 Million […]
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Abandoned in Paris
A 35-year-old Somali fisherman, wrongly accused by the French government of being a pirate, has spent five lonely years in Paris – mostly behind bars. The Somali fisherman abducted and […]
