The European Council has launched a new defensive maritime security operation with the objective of restoring and safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Launched on Monday, February 19, Operation ASPIDES will ensure an EU naval presence in the area where numerous...
Gulf of Oman
Iran Seized Tanker Located Off Iran’s Qeshm Island
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday has been located east of Iran’s Qeshm Island, monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said in a post on social…
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U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $80 Million of Heroin in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. Coast Guard seized $80 million worth of heroin during a May 10 ship inspection in the Gulf of Oman. Using the USCGC Glen Harris, a fast response cutter,…
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Iran seizes two foreign-flagged merchant ships in one week
The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet has reported that Iran has seized a foreign-flagged commercial ship for the second time in one week. On Wednesday, May 3, at approximately ..
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COLUMN | Beijing seeking new naval alliances [Naval Gazing]
The past 20 years have seen the headlong advance of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). A rapid drumbeat of warship construction has given the PLAN the capa ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Jaywun – Arabian Gulf oceanographic research vessel for UAE operator
Construction has been completed on a new oceanographic research vessel ordered by UAE operator Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD). Named Jaywun after a local variety of p ..
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Royal Navy seizes skiff carrying anti-tank missiles in Gulf of Oman
The Royal Navy has seized anti-tank weapons and ballistic missile components being smuggled in international waters in the Gulf of Oman after a high-speed chase on a susp ..
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US Navy seizes over one million rounds of ammunition, other illegal weapons on stateless vessel in Gulf of Oman
US naval forces in the Middle East have intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling more than 50 tons (45 tonnes) of ammunition rounds, fuses, and propellants for rockets in ..
US Navy, Coast Guard intercept explosive material bound for Yemen
Vessels of the US Navy and the US Coast Guard intercepted a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman smuggling lethal aid, including a large quantity of explosive material, fro ..
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U.S. lays the blame for drone strike on oil tanker off Oman at Iran’s door
Following a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, the U.S. Central Command has put the blame on Iran.
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