Asia Pacific

  • Piracy and Armed Robbery in Asia

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    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 Robbery Against Ships in Asia […]

  • Asian Spike

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    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) off Pulau Batam on Friday. […]

  • Maritime Muggers

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    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 […]

  • Small Security Matters

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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 […]

  • US Navy’s Indian Ocean Folly?

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    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 […]

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