United States: “Northrop introduces US Navy’s first MQ-4C BAMS UAS” Naval Technology, 15 June 2012 Northrop Grumman recently unveiled the first MQ-4C Triton Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for the US Navy (USN) in Palmdale, California last week. Described as the naval version of the US Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, […]
Published on June 20, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments However efficient Gunboat diplomacy may once have been, it is neither desirable or implementable in the context of the ongoing Syrian crisis. The geopolitical considerations that have to be taken into account before any actions, manoeuvres or decisions can be made are complex to […]
The IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre carries details of an attack against a bulk carrier yesterday, underway in position 12.19N-043.57E at 1105UTC in the Gulf of Aden. The report states that six skiffs containing four to six pirates in each craft approached the carrier at a speed of 25 knots frmo the starboard bow. The Master […]
Published on June 18, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The release of 22 hostages on the MV Albedois is in jeopardy because of a dispute over the amount of ransom money that has been promised and raised, negotiators have said. Dispute over ransom puts hostages’ lives at riskBy Ramola Talwar Badam, The National The Malaysian-flagged […]
The Philippine president ordered the pullout of the two remaining Philippine government ships over the weekend, citing bad weather. The Chinese Embassy said in a statement Sunday that it is sending a rescue vessel to pull out the fishing boats to safety because of the stormy weather and strong tide. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. […]
By Tina G. SantosPhilippine Daily Inquirer 1:03 am | Saturday, June 16th, 2012 China has expressed its intention to withdraw its vessels from the lagoon at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Friday. “The Chinese still have vessels in the lagoon and we’re waiting […]
New legislation on the measures to be taken to protect Cyprus ships from acts of piracy and other illegal acts is passing through Parliament. The draft law affirms the general principle that necessary measures must be taken for the safety of ships and the prevention of illegal acts in accordance with Chapter XI-2 of the […]
Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // The release of 22 hostages on the MV Albedo is in jeopardy because of a dispute over the amount of ransom money that has been promised and raised, negotiators said yesterday. The Malaysian-flagged cargo vessel was seized by Somali pirates in November 2010 in the Gulf of Aden after setting […]
Colombia: “Colombia’s navy seizes cocaine shipment in boat off Pacific coast” & “Colombian Police Seize 2.5 Tons of Cocaine, Arrest 16” Washington Post, 5 June 2012 & Latin American Herald Tribune, 05 June 2012 The Colombian Navy seized at least 2.5 tons of cocaine off the Pacific coast earlier this week, reportedly marking the largest […]
Force Commander French Rear Admiral Dupuis meets EUNAVFOR Dutch WFP vessel protection detachment on board M/V Caroline Scan. On June 5 in the morning, EUNAVFOR Force Commander Rear Admiral Dupuis and members of his staff met the Dutch Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment (AVPD), which is deployed on board World Food Programme chartered M/V Caroline Scan. […]