Four-nation maritime cooperative activity concluded in Philippines’ EEZ waters

Naval vessels from the Philippines, the US, Australia, and Japan participate in a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the Philippines' EEZ waters in the South China Sea, April 7, 2024.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the US Indo-Pacific Command, the Australian Defence Force, and the Japan Self-Defence Forces successfully conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the waters west of the Philippines on Sunday, April 7, the AFP said in a statement....

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/four-nation-maritime-cooperative-activity-concluded-in-philippines-eez-waters/

Cargo ship under monitoring after being hijacked in Arabian Sea

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...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/cargo-ship-under-monitoring-after-being-hijacked-in-arabian-sea/

French Navy Exercise Combines Ships from 5 Navies on Short Notice

U.S. Navy Ensign Micael Lozano, left, and Lt. Erik Bohman observe (from left to right) HMAS Anzac, IN Satpura, and FS Tonnerre from the bridge wing of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during La Perouse 2021. US Navy Photo

Amphibious warship USS Somerset (LPD-25) joined ships and aircraft from five countries in the Bay of Bengal last week for a multi-lateral exercise designed to help the navies quickly organize and operate as an integrated, combined maritime force.

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