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Somali Pirates Free Bangladeshi Ship for USD 4 Million Ransom

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Indian Navy Captures Pirates in Arabian Sea

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US Warships Cross Suez Canal en Route to Mediterranean Sea

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India: Navy May Get More Powers to Fight Piracy on High Seas

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US Navy to Keep Carriers in Middle East for Nine Months

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Pakistan Navy Keen to Buy Chinese Submarines

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Warship Esbern Snare Extends Operations Outside Somalia Coast

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Norfolk-based Guided-missile Destroyer Frees Japanese Merchant Vessel

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INS Jalashvawa and INS Myshore to Evacuate Indians from Libya Next Week

  Naval warships INS Jalashwa and INS Mysore which have been dispatched to evacuate the Indian ...

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Iranian Warships to Make Return Trip on Thursday

  The two Iranian warships that passed through the Suez Canal last month en route to Syria, a m...

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US Moves Its Naval Warships and Fighter Planes into Mediterranean Region

  Terming it as a “show of force”, US has moved its naval warships and fighter plan...

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Somalia: Even for Modern Navy, No Easy Solution to Piracy

In the vast waters around the Gulf of Aden, roughly 1 million square miles of sea, finding pirates a...

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Iranian Warships Carrying Advanced Missiles to Hizbolah

  Two Iranian warships that have sailed from the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean are carrying...

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HMS Cumberland Stays in Mediterranean Because of Crisis in Libya

  HMS Cumberland has been ordered to stay on stand-by in the Mediterranean because of the crisi...

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Somali Pirates Kill Four Americans

   The fate of the four Americans held by pirates on their yacht off Somalia ended in tragedy t...

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U.S. Navy Warship and Helicopters Trailing Boat Believed to Hold Hijacked Americans

  U.S. Navy warship and helicopters are trailing a boat believed to be the one that was hijacke...

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Two Iranian Naval Ships Enter Suaz Canal

Two Iranian naval ships entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday, a canal source said, en route to Syria on...

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Israel: Navy Plans to Secure Facilities of Several Offshore Gas Drilling Sites

  Israeli navy is drawing up plans to secure facilities of several offshore gas drilling sites ...

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Somalia: Warship Follows Hijacked Yacht With Four Americans Onboard

A warship is shadowing a yacht with four Americans on board that was hijacked by Somali pirates, a p...

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Iranian Warships didn’t Enter Canal With Convoy on Thursday

Iranian warships, which Israel reported would cross the Suez Canal overnight, did not enter the cana...

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Danish Esbern Snare Catches Pirates, But Releases Them in Somalia

DENMARK’s 6,300-ton command and support ship Esbern Snare, part of NATO’s counter-piracy...

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South Korean Cargo Vessel Rescued by Chinese Navy

A South Korean cargo vessel, which was being chased by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, was rescued by t...

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UAE:Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke in Medical Mission

Royal Navy frigate HMS Iron Duke raced to the aid of a badly injured sailor in the Gulf of Oman afte...

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UAE:E-marine Signs New Maintenance and Storage Contract for I-ME-WE Submarine Cable System

E-marine, an Etisalat Services Holding Company, announced a maintenance and storage agreement with t...

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Royal Navy Warships Continue Their Operations in the Arabian Sea

Two Royal Navy warships are continuing their operations in the Arabian Sea and Horn of Africa to det...

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