Tag: Mediterranean

  • Royal Navy catches traffickers

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    Five suspects detained on board HMS Bulwark. Royal Navy sailors catch five suspected human traffickers hiding among the masses of desperate migrants they so cruelly exploit By Larisa Brown, Defence Correspondent […]

  • EUNAVFOR Med should be multi-agency

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    PMSC hopes for repeat of success of Operation Atalanta. The EU Naval Force mission in the Mediterranean will need to be multi-agency in outlook if it is to succeed Strong […]

  • Warships rescue thousands of migrants

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    Huge rescue mission over weekend. Migrant crisis: Warships rescue thousands off Libya coast European warships and coast guard vessels have rescued more than 2,000 migrants off the coast of Libya. […]

  • Egypt, Russia begin naval exercise

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    Drills to last eight days. Egypt, Russia begin naval exercise in Mediterranean Last month Russia held similar naval exercises with a Chinese squadron in the Mediterranean Russia and Egypt are […]

  • ‘Missile hit our ship…’

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    Shipmaster relives moment his tanker was attacked by Hiftar fighter jet. ‘Missile hit our ship and blasted me out the door’ The Georgian shipmaster of the Anwaar Afriqya was on […]

  • Thousands of migrants rescued

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    Italian Coast Guard rescue 4,200 migrants. Thousands of migrants rescued, 17 die: coastguard The Italian coastguard says more than 4,000 migrants crossing from Africa to Europe were rescued in the […]

  • A splash of bravado

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    EUNAVFOR’s Med mission.  A splash of bravado WHEN the European Union’s foreign and defence ministers vowed, on May 18th, to deploy their navies against north African people-smugglers, they clearly meant to […]

  • China, Russia conclude Med drills

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    Joint Sea 2015 concludes. China and Russia Conclude Naval Drill in Mediterranean The joint Sino-Russian maritime exercise included live-fire drills, underway replenishment and escort operations. By Franz-Stefan Gady Russia and China […]

  • Russian, Chinese Navies Hold Anti-Piracy Training

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    Mediterranean drills between two nations. Russian, Chinese Navies Hold Anti-Piracy Training During Joint Drills The training involved Russia’s guided missile cruiser the Moskva, the Ladny frigate, the Alexander Shabalin and […]

  • EU backs migrant crisis naval force

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    Italy to command operation. EU backs migrant crisis naval force EU ministers have approved plans to establish a naval force to combat people-smugglers operating from Libya. The aim is to […]

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