The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) is continuing its monitoring of a commercial vessel after it was boarded by pirates in the Arabian Sea late last week. The Maltese-flagged bulker carrier Ruen, which had earlier left the port of Gwangyang in South Korea with a cargo of metal, was hijacked...
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Pentagon to Bolster Defensive Posture in Gulf Amid Attacks on Shipping, White House Says
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) – Iran has increased its attacks on commercial shipping in recent months and the Pentagon will begin to bolster defensive posture in the region on Friday, White House spokesperson John…
Russia Says It Held Naval Drills With China And Iran
March 18 (Reuters) – Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets on the sea and in the air, the Russian…
https://gcaptain.com/russia-says-it-held-naval-drills-with-china-and-iran/
Israel condemns attack on tanker in Arabian Sea
The Israeli government has condemned an attempted armed attack that targeted a commercial vessel transiting the Arabian Sea earlier this month. The Liberian-flagged Afram ..
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OPINION | Of submarines and nuclear umbrellas
Late in 2022—a year of war, pandemic, climatic disaster, and attempted nuclear coercion—a number of news outlets published a photograph of a rare event. True, the pho ..
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US Navy analysis confirms Iranian link to drone attack on tanker off Oman
A US Navy laboratory in Bahrain has confirmed Iran’s connection to an aerial drone attack on a Liberian-flagged commercial tanker transiting international waters in the ..
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Listing tanker abandoned in Arabian Sea off India; all 22 crew rescued
The Indian Coast Guard successfully rescued all 22 crewmembers of a commercial tanker that was abandoned after it suffered water ingress and listed heavily in the Arabian ..
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Indian Coast Guard, partners respond to deadly helicopter crash in Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard, the Indian Navy, and various local partners have deployed sea and air assets in response to a helicopter crash that killed four people in the Arab ..
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy unveils base support ship
Iran’s FARS News Agency recently confirmed that a containership is being converted to a forward base ship for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) at the ..
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Tug quartet delivered to Pakistani port operator
The Port Qasim Authority of Pakistan has taken delivery of four new tugs built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. The Robert Allan Ltd-designed, 32- by 13-metre tugs hav ..
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