The Royal Navy is investigating the death of a woman officer while at sea on one of its ships… (andoveradvertiser) [mappress] Source: andoveradvertiser, June 22, 2011;
Two boats used by Colonel Gaddafi’s special forces were blown out of the water and an anti-aircraft battery destroyed by Apache gunships operating from HMS Ocean. In the latest action involving the Army Air Corps helicopters aboard Britain’s biggest warship, the Apaches were scrambled to intercept h
Northern Fleet (NF) large ASW ship Severomorsk called at Djibouti port on June 11. The formal visit of the Russian warship lasts till June 14. Russian delegation headed by ambassador Valery Orlov boarded Severomorsk in the port. Also, the cruise commander paid a social visit to the Chief of Staff of
On the morning of 10 June, the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Niedersachsen detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) whilst conducting a routine patrol in the Southern Somali Basin. The PAG, which is suspected of carrying out a number of attacks on merchant vessels in the area, consisted of a fi
In mid-April, South Africa’s DefenceWeb reported an R 49.2 million ($7.3 million) in contracts to begin resupplying its MEKO-derived Valour… (defenseindustrydaily) [mappress] Source: defenseindustrydaily, May 12, 2011;
The Nigerian Navy has acquired three combat (mantra) boats to protect the nation’s territorial waters… By Patience Ogbo (234next) [mappress] Source: 234next, May 11, 2011;
The European Union anti piracy mission has confirmed that Somali pirates hijacked Singaporean flagged and owned vessel in east of Malindi, K… By: Abdalle Ahmed(raxanreeb) [mappress] Source: raxanreeb, May 04, 2011;
Lauding India’s role in combating piracy on high seas, Mauritian Premier Navinchandra Ramgoolam has said the two countries should continue t… (deccanherald) [mappress] Source: deccanherald, April 27, 2011;
During her port visit to Mombasa on the 11th April, EU NAVFOR warship FS GUEPRATTE welcomed a Kenyan delegation on board. This visit was organized by the UN Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) who are deeply involved in the pirates transfer agreement process with East Africa, Seychelles and now Maur
Pirates seized an Italian-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa on Thursday morning, the European Union’s anti-piracy taskforce said… (cnn) [mappress] Source: cnn , April 21, 2011;
TWO Chinese vessels, the FFG (guided missile frigate) Zhoushan and the FFG Xuzhou of China’s 7th Escort Task Force, docked in Durban yesterd… By Edward West (businessday) [mappress] Source: businessday, April 5, 2011;
Two Somali pirates were killed in an operation by the Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp on Saturday morning… (rnw) [mappress] Source: rnw, April 5, 2011;
