Tag: ISPS Code
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Piracy Attacks On Oil Facilities And Vessels: An Issue The U.S. Could Soon Face
David Blackmon It has not received a lot of attention from the media or U.S. policymakers to this point, but the oil and gas business has a growing global issue […]
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The Number of Small Fishing Vessels Smuggling Illegal Drugs Has Tripled
A lack of options for commercial fishermen in coastal communities has led to a boom in trafficking By Joshua Rapp Learn The story of how illegal drugs make their way […]
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UK Royal Navy concludes first joint exercises with Egypt
The joint naval drills began last week when the British Royal Navy’s flagship HMS ALBION arrived at Alexandria Naval Base along with elements of Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) (LRG-X) during […]
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Sea Shepherd Vessel Approached as Pirates Grow More Brazen
Security experts recently warned that it was likely that there would be an increase in sea piracy activity in the Gulf of Guinea as the seasonal weather improved in the […]
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Coalition Task Force Sentinel Celebrates First Anniversary
MANAMA (NNS) – Members of Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel celebrated the organization’s first anniversary at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, Nov. 5. During this the past year, CTF Sentinel […]
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Sierra Leone Armed Forces takes delivery of four patrol boats
Written by Oscar Nkala The Sierra Leone Defence Force Maritime Wing has taken delivery of four patrol boats that were donated by the government of South Korea. The four boats […]
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Italian Frigate Saves Tanker from Pirates in Gulf of Guinea
This weekend, an Italian Navy frigate rescued the product tanker Torm Alexandra from a pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea. On Saturday morning, the Alexandra was approached and boarded […]
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Sri Lanka to join US, Japan and others to discuss maritime security
Sri Lanka will join the US, Japan and representatives from several other countries this week to discuss maritime security. Following up on several successful bilateral and multilateral conferences, its Trincomalee […]
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New Boarding as Dryad Warns of Potential Activity in Gulf of Guinea
Another product tanker was approached and boarded in the Gulf of Guinea. Safety services are reporting an overall increase of activity in the region and increasing their warnings over potential […]
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Bangladesh, US launch joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’
The Bangladesh and US Navies launched the ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh-2020’ on Wednesday to expand relationships and broaden maritime awareness between the two countries. According to a press […]
