Tag: hostages

  • Piracy-free oceans – myth or reality?

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    Can lessons from Somalia be applied elsewhere? Piracy-free oceans – myth or reality? By Zhou Bo Counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden could not have been more successful. No commercial […]

  • Zambia launches special forces marine unit

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    New unit to protect fisheries and border. Zambia launches special forces marine unit Zambian president Edgar Lungu on 26 July launched a new marine special forces unit to improve maritime […]

  • US Navy Needs More Ships

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    US Navy defends vital sea lanes. Navy Needs More Ships to Protect Sea Lanes, Retired PACOM Admiral Says By RICHARD R. BURGESS, Managing Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy […]

  • Malacca pirates attack trawler

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    Armed robbery at sea remains common in region. Pirates hijacked fishing trawler in Malacca Strait POSTED BY SVILEN PETROV Pirates attacked the fishing trawler Maju Jaya in Malacca Strait in Tamiang […]

  • India exercises caution

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    India needs to shed its concerns about Chinese sensitivities and embrace its Indian Ocean partners. India’s Reluctance on Multilateral Naval Exercises By Pushan Das & Sylvia Mishra The scope of the […]

  • Safety in Malaysian waters ‘improved’

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    MMEA points to statistics. Safety in Malaysian waters has improved — MMEA PUTRAJAYA: When Malaysian-registered MT Orkim Harmony disappeared on June 11, 2015, a massive search for the vessel was […]

  • Colombians for Op Atalanta in IOR

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    South Americans to join anti-piracy patrols. Colombian warship conducts sea trials prior to Atalanta anti-piracy deployment Colombian Navy warship, ARC 7 de Agosto, recently completed sea trials with the Spanish […]

  • IMO visits MTISC-GoG

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    MTISC-GoG provides security alerts to shipping. Information Sharing to Fight Piracy and Illegal Fishing MO’s Chris Trelawny has visited the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GoG), located in the Regional […]

  • EU Somali coastguard initiative

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    EUCAP Nestor programmes building capacity. Piracy analysis: EU Somali coastguard initiative delivers Girija Shettar The EU’s capacity building division has delivered more training and equipment to the Somali coastguard in […]

  • Shooting goes to maritime court

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    Enrica Lexie case has rumbled on since 2012. Maritime court to hear Italy-India shooting dispute A Germany-based international tribunal said Monday it would open hearings next month on a deadly […]

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