Tag: Italian Navy

  • Fishing boat seized off Libyan coast recaptured

    Fears vessel had been hijacked. Sicilian fishing boat seized off Libyan coast is recaptured The Italian navy has taken back control of a Sicilian fishing boat that was seized by […]

  • Italian navy takes control of seized boat

    Seized boat now under naval control. Italian navy takes control of fishing boat seized by armed men Vessel with seven crew members had been seized off coast of Libya and […]

  • Italy to begin naval exercises off Libya

    ‘Operation  not directly connected with the crisis in Libya’. Italy to begin naval exercises off Libya (Reuters) – Italy will begin annual naval exercises this week near the coast of Libya, where a breakdown […]

  • NATO ship works with Tanzanian Navy

    Visit to enhance cooperation and regional anti-piracy training.  NATO counter-piracy warship cooperates with the Tanzanian Navy Last week, NATO’s counter-piracy Operation OCEAN SHIELD warship ITS MIMBELLI concluded a port visit […]

  • Italian Navy Assess Camcopter UAV

    The Italian Navy has begun technical assessments of Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAV Italian Navy Assess Camcopter UAV The Italian Navy has begun technical assessments of Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned-aerial vehicle […]

  • Enrica Lexie case moving again

    Roberta Pinotti warns recourse to arbitration if govt talks fail Defence minister says marines can’t be judged in India Roberta Pinotti warns recourse to arbitration if govt talks fail The […]

  • Italian navy warns of ‘biblical exodus’ in Mediterranean

    Navy has had to step in simply to stop the thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who make the perilous journey from drowning Italian navy warns of ‘biblical exodus’ in […]

  • Italian navy rescues 233 migrants

    The Italian navy has rescued 233 mostly African migrants from a 10 meter (yard) boat in Mediterranean waters south of Sicily Italian navy rescues 233 migrants south of Sicily (Reuters) […]

  • Suspected Somali pirates fire on Italian navy helicopter

    (Reuters) – Suspected pirates opened fire on an Italian navy helicopter on patrol off the east coast of Somalia, hitting a window and slightly injuring a pilot, the force said […]