Month: April 2014

  • Seoul examines ‘North Korea drone’

    South Korea says it is analysing what it believes to be a North Korean drone that crashed on a border island shortly after an exchange of artillery fire with North […]

  • UK sub joins search for missing plane

    The Ministry of Defence said the British submarine HMS Tireless had arrived in the southern Indian Ocean and would help search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370’s black box recorder. MH370: UK […]

  • Doha Maritime Defence Exhibition

    Combined Maritime Forces was well represented at the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference 2014, where both the Commander and Deputy Commander spoke to delegates about maritime security and […]

  • Force Commander Visits ESPS Relampago

    On 16th March the Force Commander of EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta visited the Spanish Offshore Patrol Vessel, ESPS Relampago, for the first time since the ship arrived in […]

  • Port2Port West Africa denies wrongdoing

    Port2Port West Africa can confirm that two of its contractors were arrested yesterday by the JTF in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, following a detainment of 7 days as part of an […]

  • Japan whaling ban welcomed in Australia and New Zealand

    A UN court ruling that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic has been welcomed in Australia and New Zealand. Japan whaling ban welcomed in Australia […]