Tag: Mediterranean

  • Unexpected cargo

    Migrants refuse to leave ship. Migrants rescued by cargo ship refuse to disembark at Libyan port MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Some 95 migrants picked up by a cargo ship off […]

  • Black market oil

    The higher the barrel price, the higher the crime rate. Oil’s $133 Billion Black Market By Yale Global Oil is still the world’s leading energy source, with growing demand, a fluctuating […]

  • Pakistan, Egypt drills

    Exercises held in Med. Pakistan, Egypt hold joint naval exercise The naval forces of Pakistan and Egypt, on Thursday, conducted joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea, official news agency MENA […]

  • Keeping track

    Keeping things warm in the Med. Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warships as Med Buildup Continues As the Russian Navy prepared for a mass exercise in the eastern Mediterranean, the Royal Navy warship HMS […]

  • Libya kidnap pressure

    Move follows South Korea’s last week. PH Navy to send task group to Libya for kidnapped Filipinos MANILA- The Philippine Navy said Saturday it would deploy a task group to […]

  • Migrants threaten rescuers

    Mutiny on the Vos Thalassa OSV. Mutinous migrants threaten to kill Italian crew after rescue Tom Kington, Rome | David Charter, Berlin African migrants threatened to kill the crew of an Italian […]

  • Libya shuts oil ports

    Haftar handed control over to NOC in east of country. Four Libya oil ports closed amid corruption allegations Chris Stephen and Patrick Wintour Libya’s United Nations-backed National Oil Corporation (NOC) has closed […]

  • Maersk ship migrant rescue

    Italy’s hardline stance causes issues. Maersk Boxship Delayed due to EU Migration Debate The container ship Alexander Maersk has been delayed off Sicily with 113 maritime migrants aboard as Europe’s debate over […]

  • Egypt, Spain wrap exercises

    Drills cement ties between countries. Egyptian, Spanish Naval Exercises in Red Sea Egyptian naval forces and Spanish naval forces have carried out joint training over several days in Egypt’s territorial […]

  • Israel’s USVs

    USVs to rule the waves? Israeli unmanned boats deliver firepower on the high seas Written by Arie Egozi African states are increasingly confronted by maritime crime and insecurity. One way to […]