Month: November 2014

  • US Navy in cocaine seizure

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    Navy seizes 875 pounds of cocaine. Illegal Cocaine Concealed in Fishing Vessel Uncovered The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement […]

  • Sri Lanka tilts to Beijing

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    A sea change is occurring in Sri Lanka’s strategic orientation. Sri Lanka tilts to Beijing Author: David Brewster, ANU A sea change is occurring in Sri Lanka’s strategic orientation. Recent […]

  • Moving Targets

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    The opportunist nature of maritime crime and piracy.  Moving Targets Fighting piracy these days is like playing Whack-a-Mole. When you contain it in one place it pops up in another. […]

  • NIMASA canvasses legal powers

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    New legislation and more active prosecution sought. NIMASA canvasses legal powers to prosecute pirates, sea robbers Uzoamaka Anagor Worried by the menace of piracy and other illegalities on Nigerian waters, […]

  • Counter-Piracy Lite?

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    The future of EU anti-piracy work.  Counter-Piracy Lite? The EU’s Soft Security Op-Ed by Brendan Flynn, National University of Ireland Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR) has unquestionably grabbed the limelight as […]

  • Iran fights off another pirate attack

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    Second attack claim comes in as many days.  Navy Repels Pirate Attack on Iranian Oil Tanker in Int’l Waters The Navy’s 32nd fleet of warships rescued an Iranian oil tanker […]

  • Indian Ocean security challenges

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    Regional security force unable to conduct anti-piracy operations.  Indian Ocean security challenges still pose a threat Stephen Spark SEYCHELLES: East Africa’s new regional security force lacks the maritime capability to […]

  • EUNAVFOR ship visits Dar es Salaam

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    Anti-piracy training on the agenda. Tanzania: Italian Naval Ship On Five-Day Visit of Dar Port By Sharifah Akida THE Italian Navy destroyer, ‘ITS Andrea Doria,’ currently assigned to the European […]

  • EUCAP Nestor deploys in Mogadishu

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    EU mission opens in Somali capital.  EUCAP Nestor deploys in Mogadishu As from today, November 24th, EUCAP Nestor maritime, legal and police experts are permanently deployed in Mogadishu. The Mission […]

  • Pirates thwarted by Indonesian Navy

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    Attack on bulk carrier more likely to be robbery underway than a hijack attempt.  Pirates thwarted by Indonesian Navy Titus Zheng INDONESIA: Pirates were thwarted by the Indonesian Navy off […]

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