Month: April 2015
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Rear Admiral calls for push back off Libya
Calls for migrants boats to be turned back to Libya. Royal Navy Rear Admiral calls for push backs off Libyan coast, likens situation to Somali coast Jacob Borg Royal Navy […]
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Piracy surges in Southeast Asia
No sign of decrease in SE Asia attacks. One coastal tanker hijacked every two weeks in South East Asia A small coastal tanker is hijacked by pirates in South East […]
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Migrant deaths: EU holds urgent talks
Huge death toll over weekend. Mediterranean migrant deaths: EU holds urgent talks EU foreign and interior ministers are due to meet in Luxembourg to discuss the deaths of migrants trying […]
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The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates
Anti-piracy gets high tech. The High-Tech Battle Against Pirates Ghost flies through the ocean on buoyant foils, long propeller-tipped pontoons that sit six feet underwater. Ghost looks more like a […]
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Third Annual CMF Legal Conference
Piracy, PMSCs and floating armouries discussed. Third Annual CMF Legal Conference The third annual Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Legal Conference was held recently at the Naval Support Activity (NSA) Base, […]
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US Navy not active in Yemen blockade
US confirms ships not participating in Saudi operation. US Navy says it is not actively supporting Saudi Arabian blockade of Yemen SANAA, Yemen – The United States Navy has seven […]
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Indian fishermen attacked by pirates
Sri Lankans allegedly responsible for attack. 7 Tamil Nadu fishermen injured in mid-sea attack by alleged sea pirates Nagapattinam: Seven fishermen from Nagapattinam have been injured in a mid-sea attack allegedly […]
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Satphone technology comes to cell phones
SATCase converts smartphones into sat phones. Satphone technology comes to cell phones For many, there’s nothing better than the thrill of an outdoor adventure. Unfortunately, along with every adventure, there […]
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USN Names Littoral Combat Ship
New vessel to be USS St. Louis. USN Names Littoral Combat Ship by Joseph R. Fonseca Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today that the next Freedom-variant littoral combat […]
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Nigeria: pirate attacks cripple fishing
Pirates and foreigners blamed. How Pirate Attacks Cripple Fish Trawling Business in Nigeria By Godfrey Bivbere Foreigners have been accused of deliberately collapsing the local fish trawling business and illegally […]
