Month: August 2013

  • USS Bulkeley and San Jacinto Enter Mediterranean

    USS Bulkeley and USS San Jacinto have transited safely through the Strait of Gibraltar to enter the Mediterranean Sea USS Bulkeley, USS San Jacinto Transit Strait of Gibraltar Guided-missile destroyer […]

  • Provocative Games

    An online game that simulates an attack on Japanese-controlled islands has been released in China. Chinese online game targets Japanese-held islands Glorious Mission Online was developed in collaboration with the […]

  • Captain Phillips Opens in London

    “Captain Phillips”, a film starring Tom Hanks and based on the true story of the pirating of the Maersk Alabama in 2009, is set to open in London ‘Captain Phillips’ to […]

  • “Blue” Crew Arrives in Singapore

    USS Freedom’s “Blue” Crew arrived in Singapore on July 31 to conduct the first crew swap of a littoral combat ship during an overseas deployment USS Freedom’s “Blue” Crew Arrives […]

  • Coastal Surveillance 2013

    The 10th Annual Coastal Surveillance MDA 2013 is Asia’s premier long-running maritime security and surveillance forum, focusing on key issues and themes in maritime security and coastal surveillance. Asia Pacific’s […]

  • West Africa Urged to Fight Piracy

    Rear Admiral Geofrey Mawuli Biekro has called for cooperation among Western African Countries to clamp down on threats posed by pirates in Gulf of Guinea. West African Countries Urged to […]

  • Strengthening maritime security

    The Maldives is expected to receive Indian assistance in further strengthening the country’s maritime security in the region, a Senior Indian Defence official has said. India assists Maldives in further […]

  • Somalia to set up coastguard

    Somalia will set up a new coastguard force to combat piracy as well as to strengthen its control over its territorial waters and natural resources. Somalia to set up coastguard […]

  • Crime On Cruise Ships

    A loophole in federal law keeps Americans from having access to information about the vast majority of crimes committed on cruise ships, says new report. Thanks To A Legal Loophole, […]