Piracy and Armed Robbery in Asia

Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has published ‘Patterns and Trends of Situation on Piracy and Armed

Asian Spike

Pirates have reportedly failed in two attacks on vessels off Singapore and Indonesia over the weekend. They unsuccessfully attacked the US-owned bulker “Woodstar” (built 2008)

Maritime Muggers

Another vessel has fallen prey to opportunistic robbers have off Singapore. A Vietnam-owned general cargo ship was attacked by knife wielding thugs in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 14,241-dwt "Shipinco I" ...

Small Security Matters

When considering maritime security matters it is all too often the "big" problems which grab the limelight. Increasingly though security authorities are having to look closer to home - not ...

USS Halsey Returns to San Diego

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Halsey (DDG 97) returned to San Diego following an independent six-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and Western Pacific areas of responsibility (AOR), ...

Tsunami Impacts to U.S. Pacific Fleet Commands Minimal

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- Sailors around the Pacific today were preparing for the tsunami to reach their homeports while at the same time joining a worldwide chorus in expressing their ...

Pakistan: Joint efforts sought to fight sea piracy

Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the Fourth International Maritime Conference at the Bahria University (Pakistan) on Wednesday, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir underlined the requirement for joint ...

Spratly Dispute

The Philippines is sending a mission to China to discuss the alleged harassment by two Chinese naval vessels of a research ship of the Department of Energy (DOE) off the ...

China’s Military Advance

Navy Intel Chief Discusses China's Military Advances By Karen Parrish, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Though China has demonstrated its ability to field advanced military prototypes speedily, how soon it ...

US Navy’s Indian Ocean Folly?

US Navy’s Indian Ocean Folly? By James Holmes & Toshi Yoshihara From The Diplomat Maritime strategy seems increasingly focused on the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. It risks leaving the Navy vulnerable in ...

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