Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Yemen aid woes

    Coalition forces eye Hodeidah port. U.S. aid chief says no sign Yemen port blockade easing to allow aid in Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There are no signs that a […]

  • EUNAVFOR marks 9th anniversary

    This anniversary comes soon after EU NAVFOR successfully apprehended, detained and transferred suspected pirates. EUNAVFOR Ninth Anniversary Friday 8th December 2017 marks the ninth anniversary of EU Naval Force Somalia’s Operation […]

  • Indian Ocean Patrol Boats?

    Vessels would comabt illegal fishing, smuggling and piracy. Calls grow for Indian Ocean Patrol Boats program By: Amelia McMahon Australia should introduce an Indian Ocean Patrol Boat Program, modelled on the […]

  • Australia takes on CTF150

    Australia will be leading the hunt for drug smugglers again. Pakistan Hands Over to Australia in CTF150 Change of Command Ceremony The Pakistan Navy (PN) today handed over command of […]

  • Somalia signs Djibouti Code

    U.N. Security Council urged Somali authorities to continue passing comprehensive anti-piracy laws. Somalia Signs Jeddah Amendment on Illicit Maritime Activity Somalia has become the 14th signatory to the Jeddah Amendment […]

  • New patrol boat for PMSA

    The ship is fully equipped to enforce maritime security and search and rescue missions. New patrol vessel launched for Maritime Security Agency KARACHI: A new 600-ton maritime patrol vessel was […]

  • US Navy OIR continues

    Missions against Islamic State/Daesh continue. US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt CSG launches OIR missions against ISIS The US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) […]

  • Pakistan Navy aids vessel

    Pakistan Navy provides assistance to Somalian cargo ship Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) ZULFIQAR while on counter-piracy deployment, patrolling in the Gulf of Aden, rendered assistance to a stranded dhow/boat of Somalia. […]

  • India, Singapore join hands

    Bilateral agreement signed. India, Singapore join hands for enhanced maritime security Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Wednesday said he will “encourage” Indian naval ships to visit Changi Naval […]

  • CMF & EUNAVFOR ops

    Increase in piracy reports in 2017 means more visible presence. CTF 150 and EUNAVFOR Collaborate in Gulf of Aden Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and EU NAVFOR Task Forces have conducted […]