Tag: maritime crime

  • India’s back yard

    Keeping an eye on its coasts as well as the PLA Navy. Navy, Coast Guard work towards maritime security Soumyadip mullick The Indian Navy along with the Coast Guard have […]

  • Fighting WAF piracy

    The battle continues. Off West Africa, navies team up in fight against piracy “Sir, we’re going to handcuff you,” a coast guard from Sao Tome tells a man accused of […]

  • The Northern Triangle

    Partner nations seek to protect maritime zones used as illegal trafficking routes for countries to the north. Northern Triangle Naval Forces Conduct Maritime Patrols Lorena Baires Naval forces from the […]

  • Kidnapped fishermen rescued

    More maritime woes off Bangladesh. 14 abducted fishermen rescued in Sundarbans Members of Forest Guard rescued 14 abducted fishermen and seven fishing boats following a gunfight with forest robbers in […]

  • PH Navy base in Sulu?

    A closer look at a noteworthy development. A New Philippines Naval Station in Sulu? By Prashanth Parameswaran Late last month, the Philippines finalized plans for the construction of a new naval […]

  • Former pirates head home

    Will they return to the water? 76 Somali prisoners freed from Indian jails return home A total of 76 Somali nationals, who had been in Indian jails over piracy-related offenses, […]

  • Iran taunts USN

    Iran rattles its sabers again. General: US Powerless in the Face of Iran at Sea TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US is impotent in the face of the Iranian naval forces […]

  • Antwerp’s cocaine connection

    Smugglers have a new route. Cocaine’s New Gateway to Europe: Busy Belgian Port By Valentina Pop ANTWERP, Belgium—Europe’s largest container port for bananas has also become the continent’s gateway for […]

  • Singapore’s tech solution

    Emerging tech to take over. Eyes in the sky and sea, as Air Force and Navy use manpower-saving technology   By KENNETH CHENG AND ALFRED CHUA SINGAPORE — From drones that […]

  • Indo-Seychelles drills

    Land and sea drills due. Forces from India, Seychelles combine for anti-narcotic, anti-piracy and counter-terrorism exercise By: Salifa Karapetyan Anti-narcotic, anti-piracy, and counter-terrorism operations are the focus of an Indo-Seychelles military […]