Terrorism
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Marine security op starts on Monday
Operation Sagar Kavach, the bi-annual maritime security exercise which was introduced after the 26/11 terror attacks, will be carried out later this month near Mumbai. Marine security op starts on […]
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ISPS Compliance
Increasing global awareness of the threat of terrorism means Pacific Island countries and territories must ensure they comply with the International Ship and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. SPC Helps […]
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Fishermen to Join Coastal Security Op
Fishermen on the Maharashtra coast will play a key role during the co-ordinated multi agency coastal surveillance exercise—‘Operation Sagar Kavach’ — that commences at daybreak on Thursday. The 48-hour exercise […]
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Key Role
HMS Ocean has returned to London for a key role supporting the police in providing security to the Olympic Games. She will be berthed at Greenwich until after the Paralympics, […]
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HMS Ocean
A week after having officially slipped back into recession, 21,500-tonne amphibious assault ship joins Typhoon fighter jets, surface-to-air missiles and Lynx helicopters as London prepares for sporting event. Britain’s biggest warship sails into […]
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Fighting al Shabaab
Western powers have been backing efforts to crush al Shabaab as they worry Somalia has become a safe haven for Islamist militants seeking to wreak havoc in the region and […]
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Execute Passengers
“We could hijack a passenger ship and use it to pressurize the public.” Documents detailing al Qaeda plans to seize criuse ships contain sections interpreted to mean that terrorists would […]
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Seizing Cruise Ships
Hundreds of documents were discovered by German cryptologists embedded inside a pornographic movie on a memory disk belonging to a suspected al Qaeda operative arrested in Berlin last year. Amongst them […]
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New anti-terror equipment
MANILA, March 5 (PIA) — With two new utility boats and now, new anti-terror equipment, the Philippine Coast Guard sees a stronger maritime security. Philippine Coast Guard chief Vice Admiral […]
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U.S. threatens sanctions
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone blocking reforms intended to end Somalia’s “hopeless, bloody conflict” and counter militant and pirate groups seen […]