Tag: Gulf of Aden

  • The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso

    A mysterious assault. An unsolved murder. And a ship that hasn’t given up all its secrets The Hijacking of the Brillante Virtuoso BY KIT CHELLEL AND MATTHEW CAMPBELL Nestor Tabares must […]

  • Warning shots in Gulf

    Tensions rise once again. US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian ship in Gulf A US Navy ship has fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel in the […]

  • Ifs and buts of Malabar joint exercise

    Ifs and buts of Malabar joint exercise The 21st edition of the Malabar exercises, Malabar-17, was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from July 10 to 17, 2017. The primary […]

  • Russia looks to Navy

    The Russian Federation will not allow overwhelming superiority of foreign countries’ navies over its Navy, according to the Fundamentals of Russia’s State Naval Policy Through 2030 Russia looks to its […]

  • CMF warns on Gulf

    Combined Maritime Forces issues new guidance. New security warning for Gulf of Aden region New advice from Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) issued yesterday says that recent attacks against merchant shipping […]

  • SA’s defence ops need boost

    The word “maritime” is mentioned 215 times in the 344-page document. SA’s defence ops need a major boost In her budget speech, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula described her department’s financial […]

  • India’s coastal security

    Governments may congratulate themselves on the ‘comparatively better’ coastal security since the 26/11 attack, but we are safe more because of the shifting priorities and calculus of our enemies, than […]

  • Pirates helping terrorists?

    Proving the terrorism/piracy nexus? Somali pirates are under investigation for supporting ISIS, report says Somali pirates already threaten ships heading past their country’s coast with hijacking. Now, international authorities are […]

  • Iran seizes Saudi vessel

    Move follows Saudi seizure of Iranian vessel. IRGC seizes Saudi boat in Iranian waters A vessel belonging to Saudi Arabia was impounded by IRGC following unauthorized entry into Iran’s waters […]

  • Piracy in the Indian Ocean

    Perceived lack of risk among shipping community. Analysis: Piracy in the Indian Ocean by Neil Thompson Following the hijacking of the Aris 13 in March, the first merchant vessel to be taken by […]