Tag: Ecuador

  • Suspicious Approach of Bulk Carrier off Coast of Cabo Pasado, Ecuador

    May 03: At approx. 10:10 UTC two speedboats – each with five POB – reportedly approached an underway bulk carrier off the coast of Ecuador (posn. 00:08.0S – 081:19.9W; 52nm […]

  • Attempted Boarding and Shots Fired near Guayaquil, Ecuador

    April 01: At 07:45 UTC a duty officer onboard a containership under pilotage noticed a fast-moving target on the radar approaching from astern in position 02:31.8 S, 080:05.4 W, around […]

  • US Navy heads South

    U.S. Navy ships train with Western Hemisphere partners Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Hendricks MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) – In support of U.S. Southern Command’s (USSOUTHCOM) Enduring Promise Initiative, the […]

  • Drug War On the High Seas

    Battling the smugglers. Drug War On the High Seas: Behind the Coast Guard’s Billion-Dollar Busts By  Hunter Atkins The thwap, thwap, thwap of a rotor’s blades is the first indication […]

  • Technology Will be Used to Combat Piracy

    Lifesaving Technology Will be Used to Combat Numerous Piracy Attacks Globalstar and VehSmart to Outfit Ecuadorian Fishing Fleet With 4,000 Globalstar SmartOne Satellite Tracking Devices Globalstar, Inc., the leader in […]