Industry Sector
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Santas have fun in Antarctica
Galloping across the ice, the crew of the navy’s Portsmouth-based icebreaker, HMS Protector, are clearly enjoying the festive spirit. After breaking through ice for the first time, the ship’s company […]
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Six Hyundai workers kidnapped
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have kidnapped four foreigners and two Nigerians employed by South Korean construction firm Hyundai, police say. The incident took place “in a forest” on the Atlantic […]
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Security Contractors: Greater Oversight
Following their recent trip to Somalia, the United Nations expert panel urge greater oversight for private security contractors in the Horn of Africa country. Somalia: UN experts on use of […]
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First Escort Mission
EU Naval Force flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez has conducted her first World Food Programme (WFP) escort service as part of the EU’s counter piracy mission. EU Naval Force Flagship ESPS […]
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Ghana told to free Argentine Ship
A UN court has ordered the release of an Argentine naval ship impounded by Ghana over a debt dispute. The UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, based […]
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Gaza Fishing Zone Confrontation
IDF Wounds, then Treats, Gaza Arab Outside Fishing Zone. The Navy shot and wounded a Gaza Arab who refused orders to keep his fishing boat from entering waters under a […]
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Attempted Hostage Rescue: Three Dead
Puntland, a Province of NE Somalia, Maritime Police Force (PMPF) in shoot-out with pirates aboard hijacked ‘MV Iceberg 1’ in rescue attempt. The crew on board the Iceberg 1, has […]
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SOUTHCOM hosts Caribbean security leaders
As fears rise that illicit traffickers will shift their activities to the Caribbean, discussions move to how security vulnerabilities there can be plugged. SOUTHCOM hosts Caribbean security leaders to discuss illicit trafficking […]
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US to help PH gain credible defense
The US will provide troops, equipment and training as part of the implementation of Manila and Washington’s 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement. US to help PH gain […]
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Japan Scrambles Jets
In an escalation of tensions, Japan scrambled fighter jets on Thursday after a Chinese government plane entered airspace over disputed islets in the East China Sea. Japan scrambles jets as Chinese […]
