Tag: Piracy
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US Navy to adopt ‘more assertive posture’ against China and Russia
Helen Davidson in Taipei, and agencies The Pentagon has warned that US maritime forces will become more forceful in responding to acts of aggression, expansionism, and breaches of international law, […]
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Iran Raps Any Move against Maritime Security after Jeddah Tanker Blast
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has denounced any threat to maritime security after the recent explosion of an oil tanker in […]
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US slams China for no-show at meeting on maritime security
Top US admiral says China’s failure to appear at meetings this week shows Beijing ‘does not honour its agreements’. The US military has slammed China for failing to appear at […]
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U.S., Singapore militaries join for amphibious training during CARAT exercise
By Lt. Lauren Chatmas, DESRON 7 SINGAPORE – U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Republic of Singapore Navy partnered in the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) […]
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Pakistan Navy seizes drugs worth $11.2m in joint operation with ANF
Islamabad: The Pakistan Navy, in a joint counter-narcotics operation with Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), seized more than Rs1.8 billion (US$11.2 million) of illegal substances, preventing illicit drugs reaching the local and […]
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Explosion Strikes Tanker Off Jeddah
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shipping company Hafnia said on Monday that one of its oil tankers had been hit by an unidentified external source that caused fire and explosion while the […]
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ReCAAP: 11 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia During November
In November 2020, 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships¹ were reported in Asia. No piracy² incident was reported. With these incidents, the total number of incidents from January to […]
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Why Indonesia Will Move its Navy Combat Squad HQ to a Tiny Remote Islet
By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Indonesia’s plan to site its naval combat squad headquarters on a tiny outpost far from Jakarta shows a commitment to push back against Chinese […]
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Taiwan intercepts heroin from Myanmar with street value of NT$3 billion
By Matthew Strong TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A shipment of 126 kilograms of heroin originating in Myanmar was found on a vessel off southwest Taiwan, resulting in the termination of a […]
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Pakistan Navy assumes command of multinational anti-piracy taskforce
Pakistan Navy on Thursday assumed command of a multinational anti-piracy task force operating in the Indian Ocean region. The command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) was handed over to the […]
