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  • Punish pirates sternly to ensure safe shipping

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    Investigation into latest tanker hijacking is ongoing. Liow: Punish pirates sternly to ensure safe shipping BY BEH YUEN HUI BENTONG: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has called for stern […]

  • Pirates switch focus to SE Asia

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    Maritime crime moves East. Chuck Chiang: Pirates switch focus to Southeast Asia BY CHUCK CHIANG, VANCOUVER SUN A report on international piracy is stirring debate about the seriousness of the […]

  • First Chinese base in Indian Ocean

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    China’s push into the West. Becoming a Maritime Power? – The First Chinese Base in the Indian Ocean Guest post for Chinese Military Strategy Week by Xunchao Zhang In May 2015, it […]

  • Arrests follow deadly pirate attack

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    Police recover stolen gunboats and heavy weapons in raid. Nigeria arrests six after deadly ‘pirate attack’ on army base Yenagoa (Nigeria) (AFP) – The Nigerian military on Sunday said it […]

  • SE Asian pirates hijack tanker

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    MT Joaquim hijacked in Malacca Strait. SE Asian pirates hijack tanker After taking a break in July, Southeast Asia’s pirates appear to have returned to form with the hijacking of […]

  • New Rules Proposed for MSP

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    Proposed rules imake program less publicly accountable. New Rules Proposed for Maritime Security Program By Charlie Papavizas On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Maritime Administration proposed new rules for the U.S. […]

  • Indo Navy inducts missile craft

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    Jakarta adds three KCR-40-class anti-ship missile craft to its arsenal. Indonesia’s Navy Inducts Missile Craft into Western Fleet By Prashanth Parameswaran Indonesia’s navy (TNI-AL) inducted three anti-ship missile craft into its […]

  • Venezuela: 5 pirates killed

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    Incident occurred as Guardia Nacional hunted kidnapped fishermen. Venezuela: 5 pirates killed By Nalinee Seelal TWO Trinidadian fishermen, missing at sea since early July, are said to have been at […]

  • India backs Vietnam, others against China

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    Territorial disputes must be settled through peaceful means, says junior foreign minister V.K. Singh South China Sea: India backs Vietnam, others against China India on Thursday supported the stand taken […]

  • Iranian Warship Points Weapon At US Helo

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    Cameraman seen behind deck gun. Iranian Warship Points Weapon At US Military Helicopter In Gulf Of Aden, Defense Officials Confirm By Christopher Harress An Iranian warship operating in the Gulf of […]

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