Tag: maritime crime

  • UK to lead CMF

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    Royal Navy to head CTF-150. UK to lead Gulf Maritime Force Speaking during a visit to Qatar, Michael Fallon announced that from April, the UK will lead the Combined Task […]

  • Pirates on trial in France

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    Pirates accused in Tribal Kat incident. Somali pirates face trial in France over deadly hijacking Seven suspected Somali pirates accused of hijacking a French yacht, killing its owner and putting […]

  • SE Asia piracy patrols

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    Piracy currently at low ebb in region. Philippines, Indonesia joint patrol can help overcome piracy The problem of piracy and illegal fishing can be controlled if Indonesia and Philippines carry […]

  • CMF seizes more weapons

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    Another huge haul of weapons off Somalia. French Ship Provence Seizes Large Weapons Cache The French FREMM destroyer FS Provence discovered and seized a large weapons cache following the boarding of […]

  • Russian hostage freed

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    Bourbon Liberty 251 crewman reported released. Russian Sailor, Kidnapped Off Nigeria, Reported Freed A RESIDENT of Murmansk, Russia, who was captured during an attack on a ship by pirates in […]

  • Pirates kidnap crew

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    Nigerian pirates continue kidnapping wave. Pirates Kidnap Five Crewmembers Off Nigeria The product tanker Sampatiki reported a pirate attack off of Nigeria in the early hours of March 26. The pirates boarded the […]

  • More China Malarkey

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    Sources contradict Malaysian government. China at centre of maritime issues with KL, Tokyo Malaysia yesterday denied that Chinese vessels had encroached into its waters after investigating claims that 82 fishing […]

  • S. Korea, Japan collaborate

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    Closer collaboration between navies. S. Korea, Japan’s Navy chiefs to discuss military collaboration next week The naval chiefs of South Korea and Japan will hold talks next week on ways […]

  • China, India and the IOR

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    China’s strategic engagement in the Indian Ocean represents one of the main sources of concern for India. While Beijing formally commits to the Peaceful Development framework, the expanding activities of […]

  • China-Indo sea spat

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    More malarkey in the South China Sea. Frantic Phone Call Failed to Halt China-Indonesia Sea Spat By Chris Brummitt Hours after reports of a confrontation between a Chinese coastguard ship […]

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