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Coastal Surveillance 2012
Asia-Pacific’s Premier Maritime Security and Surveillance Forum Dedicated to the Maritime Community Never Before in 9 Years: Operational Commanders’ Perspective from EU NAVFOR and CTF-151 The 9th annual Coastal Surveillance […]
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The Wider Picture
Somalia’s Piracy Compromises Its Neighbors The al Qaeda-allied Somali terrorists of Al-Shabaab (“The Youth”), and the pirates that comprise their “navy,” have repeatedly gained world attention—and then been forgotten. […]
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Dramatic Changes
Arctic sea ice levels are expected to reach record low within days. The dramatic melt expected over the next week signals that global warming is having a major impact on the […]
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Act Two
Australia’s Navigation Act of 1912 will be replaced by modern guidelines and Australian Maritime Safety Authority to become the sole regulator of shipping in Australian waters. Archaic maritime safety laws to go Century […]
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BORDERPOL
Hosted by the UK Border Force and supported by the National Security & Resilience Consortium, ADS Group and ASD Europe, BORDERPOL, the world’s organisation for border management, security and migration […]
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Pirate Alley
This book, co-written by Admiral Terry McKnight and journalist Michael Hirsh, is a very readable yet authoritative introduction to the subject of piracy. PIRATE ALLEY Commanding Task Force 151 Off Somalia […]
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Child Pirates Returned to Somalia
Two Somali children aged 12 and 11, arrested by Seychelles police with 12 others on suspicion of piracy in January, have been returned to Somalia Captured child pirates sent back […]
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Strait of Hormuz Collision
No one was hurt Sunday morning when a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer and a large Japanese owned merchant vessel collided near the Strait of Hormuz. The collision between USS […]
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Troubleshooting
The emergence of maritime terrorism and the revival of piracy have added a new dimension to the hazards that have traditionally confronted seafarers, and innocent fisherfolk have now come in […]
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Operations Centre
On August 9, 2012, a ground breaking ceremony will take place to mark the start of construction of the new Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Marine Security Operations Centre in […]
