Tag: sri lanka
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Sea mine hits tanker
Aframax mine blast off Yemen puts shipping on alert Sam Chambers Shipping has been put on alert to be highly vigilant when transiting the Gulf of Aden with news of […]
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EUNAVFOR, JMSDF ops
EU Says Held Anti-Piracy Naval Exercises With Japan In Gulf Of Aden Faizan Hashmi The European Union‘s diplomatic arm on Wednesday stated that the bloc’s naval forces had held anti-piracy […]
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CTF 151 and Oman talks
Press Release Commander of CTF 151 (CCTF 151) held a video conference call with the Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (CRNO) to discuss future combined efforts in the […]
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India, Bangladesh joint ops
Bangladesh Navy and Indian Navy on Saturday started a three-day coordinated patrol and bilateral exercise “Bongosagar” in the Bay of Bengal aimed at curbing maritime crimes and smuggling. Two Bangladesh […]
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Covid piracy surge?
by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]
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Egypt to buy MDA kit
The government of Egypt has requested the purchase of a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system from the United States at a cost of $417 million. The US Defence Security Cooperation […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Seizes 485kg of Cannabis in Manalkadu and Maradankeni in Two Operations; 2 Suspects Arrested
March 14: The Sri Lankan Navy has seized 485kg of Kerala cannabis during two search operations carried out in the northern seas on March 14 2020. Previously, the Sri Lanka […]
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Sri Lankan Authorities Seize 99.5kg Heroin in Kochchikade
March 13: Sri Lankan authorities have announced that the Police Narcotics Bureau has seized 99.5 kg of heroin, worth approx. 1 billion rupees, from a freight container hidden amongst a […]
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Sri Lankan Authorities Seize 75 kg of Heroin From Potato Container That Cleared Colombo Port
March 12: Sri Lankan police officials found at least 75 kg of heroin hidden inside a container with imported potatoes from Pakistan. The Police Narcotic Division and the Special Task […]
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Sri Lankan Navy Seizes Record Amount of Heroin And Crystal Meth, Fishing Vessels, and Arrest 16 Suspects Following Month-Long Investigation 600NM Off Coast
March 06: The Sri Lanka Navy together with the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) recently dismantled an international drug smuggling operation in the deep seas off the southern coast of Sri […]