Tag: Combined Maritime Forces
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Sea mine hits tanker
Aframax mine blast off Yemen puts shipping on alert Sam Chambers Shipping has been put on alert to be highly vigilant when transiting the Gulf of Aden with news of […]
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EUNAVFOR, JMSDF ops
EU Says Held Anti-Piracy Naval Exercises With Japan In Gulf Of Aden Faizan Hashmi The European Union‘s diplomatic arm on Wednesday stated that the bloc’s naval forces had held anti-piracy […]
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CTF 151 and Oman talks
Press Release Commander of CTF 151 (CCTF 151) held a video conference call with the Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (CRNO) to discuss future combined efforts in the […]
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India, Bangladesh joint ops
Bangladesh Navy and Indian Navy on Saturday started a three-day coordinated patrol and bilateral exercise “Bongosagar” in the Bay of Bengal aimed at curbing maritime crimes and smuggling. Two Bangladesh […]
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Covid piracy surge?
by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]
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Egypt to buy MDA kit
The government of Egypt has requested the purchase of a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system from the United States at a cost of $417 million. The US Defence Security Cooperation […]
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1045kg Hashish Seized From Dhow in Gulf of Oman
February 14–16: In the late afternoon of 15 February, Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) MONTROSE’s ‘WILDCAT’ shipborne helicopter spotted a suspicious dhow in an area of the Gulf of Oman known […]
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1,500kg Hashish Seized in Arabian Sea
January 05: On Sunday, 5 January 2020, French Ship (FS) COURBET, in direct support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150), seized 1,500 kg of hashish from a vessel in […]
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FS Courbet Seizes 3,534kg Hashish in Gulf of Oman
December 13: On Friday 13 December 2019, French Ship (FS) COURBET, a frigate operating in the Gulf of Oman in direct support of Combined Task Force 150, seized 3,534kg of […]
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EU NAVFOR Somalia Escorts United Nations World Food Programme Vessels to Safety
September 06: Last week, EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA provided support to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) vessels that were carrying NGO and United Nations Staff through the Gulf […]
