Military
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A Boost to Anti-Piracy Efforts
Oman and South Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Cape Town on Tuesday. It includes an agreement on technical co-operation, an agreement to share lessons around peace-keeping operations, and the sale […]
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UN Protection
Asian shipowners to lobby global shipping industry for support on proposal to deploy UN troops on merchant vessels to combat pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. […]
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CISF Protection
India’s Central Industrial Security Force is considering a proposal to deploy armed guards onboard Indian merchant vessels Indian Merchant Ships May Get CISF Protection Against Somali Pirates Amid rising concerns […]
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Sea Pirates Flee Bayelsa Creeks
Ex-Militants and sea pirates operating on Nembe and Ogbia waterways have fled their camps following a crackdown on them by the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield”. […]
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Italy warns India about detentions
ROME (AP) – Italy warned India on Wednesday that it was creating a “dangerous” precedent by detaining two Italian marines who were on an anti-piracy mission when they allegedly killed […]
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$35m on Anti-piracy Training
Strengthening maritime cooperation between countries to combat piracy. US Spends $35m on Anti-piracy Trainings in Africa United States (US) Sunday said it has committed about $35 million into the training […]
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No a Immunità Militari su Navi
Monti telefona al premier indiano. Sui marò scende in campo la Ue. La portavoce della Ue Catherine Ashton: ci stiamo attivando per “una soluzione soddisfacente”. L’intervento dopo una richiesta dell’Italia […]
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Cure Worse Than Curse
The recent incident in which Italian military killed two Indian fishermen off coast of Kerala questions the very rationale of deploying armed guards on merchant ships. Armed guards cure is worse […]
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OPV’s in Latin America
The market for offshore patrol vessels in Latin America continues to grow and could become very lucrative over the coming years. Andrew Elwell examines some of the challenges in penetrating […]
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Italian Marines Jailed
An Indian court on Monday ordered the two Italian marines currently being investigated for the killing of two Indian fishermen at sea to be held in jail. India/Italy: Rome protests […]
