Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Somalia: Puntland begins 24-hour sea patrols

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    Fight against IUU fishing.  Somalia: Puntland begins 24-hour sea patrols to counter illegal fishing Somalia’s north eastern government of Puntland has commenced twenty-hour sea petrol after dispatching well-equipped marine forces […]

  • 10 percent Rise In Global Piracy Attacks Recorded

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    IMB issues quarterly report.  10 percent Rise In Global Piracy Attacks Recorded Global piracy attacks rose by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, with more than half […]

  • Rate of cases related to piracy falling

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    No major incidents in East Africa. Rate of cases related to piracy falling, says Membe BY JAMES KANDOYA Cases related to piracy have dropped to zero in  a year since […]

  • Sri Lanka will not be a transshipment location for drugs

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    Indian Ocean smuggling route in spotlight. Sri Lanka will not be a transshipment location for transnational drug trafficking Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, Minister of Justice representing Sri Lanka attended the […]

  • Piracy surges in Southeast Asia

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    No sign of decrease in SE Asia attacks. One coastal tanker hijacked every two weeks in South East Asia A small coastal tanker is hijacked by pirates in South East […]

  • The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates

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    Anti-piracy gets high tech. The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates Ghost flies through the ocean on buoyant foils, long propeller-tipped pontoons that sit six feet underwater. Ghost looks more like a […]

  • Third Annual CMF Legal Conference

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    Piracy, PMSCs and floating armouries discussed.  Third Annual CMF Legal Conference The third annual Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Legal Conference was held recently at the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Base, […]

  • US Navy not active in Yemen blockade

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    US confirms ships not participating in Saudi operation. US Navy says it is not actively supporting Saudi Arabian blockade of Yemen SANAA, Yemen – The United States Navy has seven […]

  • Indian fishermen attacked by pirates

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    Sri Lankans allegedly responsible for attack. 7 Tamil Nadu fishermen injured in mid-sea attack by alleged sea pirates Nagapattinam: Seven fishermen from Nagapattinam have been injured in a mid-sea attack allegedly […]

  • Iran in Gulf of Aden to combat pirates

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    Dismisses suggestions they’ve been asked to leave Gulf of Aden. Iran in Gulf of Aden to combat pirates: Sayyari Iran’s Navy Commander said on Saturday that Iran’s presence in the […]

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