Tag: CMF

  • More heroin for CMF

    Another big narcotics seizure proves the operation’s value. Marine Nationale ship La Fayette in support of CTF 150 seized over 400kg of heroin On 11 April 2018, Marine Nationale frigate […]

  • Heroin haul for CMF

    Another huge haul for the CMF. Jean De Vienne in support of CTF 150 seizes over 530kg of heroin On 25 March 2018, the French Marine Nationale destroyer Jean de […]

  • CMF drug haul continues

    The hits keep coming for the CMF. HMAS Warramunga in support of CMF continues seizure success with over 7 tonnes of drugs seized in Arabian Sea ON 3-4 MARCH HMAS […]

  • Somali piracy: 10 years on

    After Somali piracy, is sailing the Western Indian Ocean safe again? Sailors from the French Navy ship “La Somme” board a small craft after a pirate attack on a French […]

  • EUNAVFOR confirms attack

    Alert issued by UKMTO on Friday. EU NAVFOR confirms MT Leopard Sun attacked 160 nautical miles off the central coast of Somalia. On 23rd February at 0030 local time, the Motor […]

  • Focused Op ends off Somalia

    Op kept watch around Socotra Gap hot spot. CTF 151 successfully completes Focused Counter Piracy Operation Hamad Counter Piracy (CP) Focused Operation (FO) HAMAD, run by Combined Task Force (CTF) […]

  • Another huge CMF haul

    Another huge seizure for CMF. HMAS Warramunga in support of CTF150 seizes another $100 million of drugs in Western Indian Ocean Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, part of Combined Maritime […]

  • Strategy in the BAM

    Securing the world’s fourth busiest waterway. The Gate of Tears: Interests, Options and Strategy in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait By Jimmy Drennan Introduction Some were surprised by the news that four […]

  • CMF seizes more drugs

    Not a good month for drug smugglers. CTF 150 nets an enormous drugs haul in the Indian Ocean International assets from Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, part of the Combined […]

  • Red Sea concerns

    Conflict spillover now vexing merchant marine. Yemen Conflict Forces New Security Recommendations Posted by Joseph Keefe In response to the threats arising from the conflict in Yemen, BIMCO, ICS and […]