Tag: Combined task force
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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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EU NAVFOR Somalia and Combined Task Force-151 Conduct Focused Counter-Piracy Operation
February 07-09: During the period 7th – 9th Feb EU NAVFOR Somalia and Combined Task Force-151 (CTF-151) conducted focused counter-piracy operation IKARUS around the Somali Coast, the Horn of Africa and the […]
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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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Pakistan Passes Command of CTF 150 to the United Kingdom After Short Ceremony in Bahrain
August 08: On 8th August, a UK led joint staff of Royal Navy and French Marine Nationale assumed command of the maritime security organisation Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 from the […]
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Two More Narcotics Seizures by HMS Dragon Under CTF-150 Command
March 14 & 17: Royal Navy warship, HMS Dragon, concluded its operations under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 on a high note with two final drug seizures […]
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Combined Task Force 150 Seizes 4,085 kg of Narcotics
February 27-28: Over a 24 hour period, Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 seized 4 085 kg of illegally smuggled hashish from two separate boarding operations by warships operating in the […]
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Anchor’s away (sic)
Anchor’s away. No, really. It’s away. Down there somewhere. Indian Navy helps Norwegian ship in Gulf of Aden The Indian Navy helped a Norwegian ship manned by an all Indian crew, to […]
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Captain Phillips strikes back
Risk versus reward ratio no longer in pirates’ favour. Captain Phillips strikes back: Off Horn of Africa, pirates go bye-bye Somali pirates in 2011 attacked 237 boats in the oceans […]
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‘Alarming’ surge in piracy
A DEADLY pirate raid on a Bahraini fishing dhow has sparked a surge in reports ‘Alarming’ surge in piracy reports A DEADLY pirate raid on a Bahraini fishing dhow has […]