Military
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Attack Foiled
The Indian Navy warship “Godavari” foiled a pirate attack on a Greek merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden when it launched a helicopter and marine commandoes forcing eight Somali […]
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Food Aid
The Chinese navy missile frigate “Ma’anshan” has, in a landmark move, completed the first port-to-port escort of a World Food Programme ship bound for Somalia. The Type 054 frigate escorted […]
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Heading Out
The second deployment of the Royal Thai Navy anti-piracy unit with 368 naval personnel left Thailand Tuesday morning to join the international operations countering piracy off the coast of Somalia […]
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Somali Surveillance
British Special Forces troops have mounted a daring secret surveillance operation inside terror hotspot Somalia for the first time. A crack team led by the Special Boat Service spent more […]
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Iran Mobilises
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Islamic Republic has mobilised all its capabilities to rescue Iranian vessels and their crew hijacked by Somali pirates. He stated that all […]
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Chinese Fleet
A Chinese navy fleet comprising a frigate, destroyer and a supply ship was on Saturday dispatched to the Gulf of Aden on an escort mission, Xinhua reported. The ships left […]
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Cunning Foe
British Major General Buster Howes of the Royal Marines has said that over time Somali pirates have become more intellectually cunning. “They sometimes out-think us in terms of, ‘If we […]
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Aussie Efforts
The Royal Australian Navy frigate “HMAS Toowoomba” has commenced patrols in the Middle East. The tour is as part of Operation SLIPPER, Australia’s military contribution to the international campaign against terrorism, […]
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Faster and Better
A senior Indian military official has stated that new assets are needed to allow the nation to reach out to the Indian ocean where the pirate activities were “reasonably close” […]
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On Station
Iranian Navy Deputy Commander Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said Iran’s Navy has thus far escorted about one thousand cargo ships and oil tankers. He added that Iran’s Navy would […]
