Somali pirates have released a chemical tanker hijacked in November after payment of a ransom of $2m, Tunisia’s transport ministry announced… (news24) [mappress] Source: news24,March 17, 2011
The sources said only several hundred U.S. Navy personnel were left at Fifth Fleet headquarters, Middle East Newsline reported. They said… (worldtribune) [mappress] Source: worldtribune,March 17, 2011;
The Victoria cargo ship that was boarded by Israeli Navy commandos on Tuesday morning was carrying advanced Chinese-made anti-ship missiles… by Yaakov Katz(warsclerotic) [mappress] Source: warsclerotic,March 16, 2011;
Iran will launch large-scale speedboat production on the basis of the British Bladerunner 51, Revolutionary Guards Corps Naval Commander, Re… (trend) [mappress] Source: trend,March 14, 2011;
A Bangladeshi ship hijacked by Somali pirates in December last year with 26 people aboard was freed on Monday after its owners paid a $4 mil… (news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 14, 2011;
The Indian navy captured 61 pirates who jumped into the Arabian Sea to flee a gunfight and fire on the hijacked ship from which they had sta… By Ashok Sharma(news.yahoo) [mappress] Source: news.yahoo,March 14, 2011;
Egyptian officials say two US vessels have crossed the Suez Canal en route to the Mediterranean Sea to be close to Libya… Bureau Report (zeenews) [mappress] Source: zeneews,March 14, 2011;
UNDER fire from various quarters, including the Opposition, for its failure to effectively deal with Somali pirates, the UPA government is working on a plan to put in place a mechanism to do so. A committee of secretaries (CoS) headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar is considering a set of pr
The Navy has increased its Middle East presence by positioning two aircraft carriers there simultaneously for at least nine months a year fo… (stripes) [mappress] Source: stripes, March 10, 2011;
Pakistan’s Defence Ministry has asked the federal Cabinet to approve the purchase of conventional Chinese submarines to counter “emerging th… (indianexpress) [mappress] Source: indianexpress, March 10, 2011;
Denmark’s largest warship, Esbern Snare, will continue its hunt for pirates for another three months, reports public broadcaster DR… (cphpost) [mappress] Source: cphpost, March 9, 2011;
A Japanese-owned merchant vessel and its 24 crew members were released by four suspected pirates with the help of a Norfolk-based guided-mis… (hamptonroads) [mappress] Source: hamptonroads,March 7, 2011;
