Month: October 2014

  • Somali CG train with NATO

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    Ocean Shield forces pass knowledge on to local actors. Coast Guards trained by NATO ship off the coast of Somalia SOMALI BASIN- On October 12 and 13, Task Force 508 […]

  • Secure anti-piracy anchorages

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    Despite piracy in region, SAAs have so far been 100% effective. SAA offers secure, legal anchorage against pirates in Nigerian waters By Lee Hong Liang from Singapore A partnership project between the Nigerian […]

  • Anti-Piracy Training On Mary Maersk

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    Royal Danish Navy train in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure operations.  Anti-Piracy Training On Mary Maersk – Largest Container Ship It was a dramatic evening for Mary Maersk last Sunday. […]

  • Two U.S. Ships in Black Sea

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    Military presence maintained in Black Sea.  Two U.S. Ships in Black Sea, French Surveillance Ship Due Friday By: Sam LaGrone The U.S. command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) entered the Black Sea on […]

  • PM to open Maritime security forum

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    Second year the event has been held. PM to open Maritime security forum Doha: The organising committee for QMARSEC (Qatar Maritime Security Coastal and Border Surveillance Conference) 2014 and Qatar […]

  • Happy birthday to the US Navy

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    Not looking bad for her age, at 239 years young. Happy birthday to the US Navy Scott Cheney-Peters The U.S. Navy turned 239 this week. Its birthday offers a natural […]

  • Who Needs NATO to Fight Pirates?

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    How EUNAVFOR came into being.  Who Needs NATO to Fight Pirates? Why Europe launched EU Counter-Piracy Mission Atalanta By Marianne Riddervold, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo When […]

  • Returned oil tanker under investigation

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    MT Sunrise 689 was released last week after hijack. Returned oil tanker under investigation The oil tanker Sunrise 689, which once reportedly lost contact after leaving Singapore for Vietnam on […]

  • Germany continues EUNAVFOR duty

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    Operations ongoing for German Navy. German Frigate FGS Lübeck joins EU Naval Force In the early hours of the morning on 6 October the German Bremen Class Frigate FGS Lübeck […]

  • Pirates attack Nigerian passenger boat

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    Maritime crime and piracy continues to dog Bayelsa State. Pirates Attack Passenger Boat In Bayelsa, Abduct Two Women, Two Children Dare-devil gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Saturday attacked a passenger […]

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