Tag: navy

  • Vessel seized by S. Korea

    Ship seized following STS ops. North Korea: South seizes ship amid row over illegal oil transfer South Korea has revealed it seized a Hong Kong-registered ship last month suspected of […]

  • Christmas greetings from Russian Navy

    Not uncommon for Russia to test UK response. HMS St Albans: UK frigate shadows Russian warship in North Sea A British frigate shadowed a Russian warship through the North Sea […]

  • Navy rescues hostages

    Another group of hostages rescued. Nigerian Navy Rescues Chinese Fishermen from Pirates On Thursday, the Nigerian Navy said that it rescued four Chinese fishermen from kidnappers near Igbokoda, an inland […]

  • Iran wants carriers

    Top military official says Tehran has the technology for the giant warships, and all that is needed is the funding Iran boasts it has the ability to build aircraft carriers […]

  • Med maritime security

    Cyprus, Egypt, Greece agree to bolster maritime security MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS The defense ministers of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece agreed Thursday to step up cooperation in combating drug, weapons and people […]

  • Dryad report on deaths

    Nigeria reacts to latest Dryad report. Pirates Kill 56 Nigerian Mariners In Gulf Of Guinea In 2017– Report BY YUSUF BABALOLA No fewer than 56 Nigerian mariners have been kidnapped […]

  • Undersea cable threat

    Air Chief Marshall Peach says Russian ships have been spotted close to Atlantic cables that carry communications between Europe and the US Russia could cut off internet to Nato countries, […]

  • Russia’s Syrian push

    In a move that surprises no-one… Russia Moves Forward with Syrian Naval Base On Monday, the Russian parliament began its review of an agreement to expand Russia’s naval logistics base […]

  • Libya, Italy in migrant move

    No details were given on the location of the centre and how it would operate.  Libya and Italy bid to stop flow of migrants Aidan Lewis Libya’s UN-backed government yesterday […]

  • NK tensions still simmer

    Regional sabre-rattling. Just what was needed… Missile Tracking Exercises Scheduled Amid Nuclear Tension With North Korea BY JOE DIFAZIO The United States, along with allies South Korea and Japan, will conduct missile […]