Iran’s navy claimed on Thursday to have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, following reports of a boarding earlier in the day. In a statement released through… Continue reading "Iran’s Navy Claims Seizure Of Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Oman"
The French Navy – Marine Nationale – began its annual Jean D’Arc training deployment on Friday. The annual deployments serve as a rite of passage for new naval officers, for whom it… Continue reading "French Navy Begins Jean D’Arc 2022"
Denmark will strengthen NATO in the Baltics when it deploys an Iver Huitfeldt class frigate to Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) later this month. Concurrently, one of Denmark’s two… Continue reading "Danish Frigates Reckon with Russia and Pirates in 2022"
On December 22, the US Navy reported that two days earlier it had intercepted a fishing vessel attempting to smuggle weapons through the Arabian Sea. On board, Coast Guard and… Continue reading "US Navy Intercepts 1,400 Rifles in Arabian Sea"
The German frigate “Bayern” set sail for the Pacific this week. On its six-month voyage, the vessel is set to participate in exercises with Australia, Japan, Singapore and United States.… Continue reading "German Frigate ‘Bayern’ Sails to the Pacific"
Over the weekend the US Navy announced that a massive shipment of military equipment had been intercepted and seized off the coast of Oman. USS Monterey (CG-61), a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile… Continue reading "US Navy Captures Major Weapons Shipment Headed Towards Yemen"
In what has been described as “a sophisticated attack” pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea assaulted a container ship on Saturday January 23. The attack saw the death of… Continue reading "Crewman Killed and 15 Kidnapped as Pirates off Nigeria Step up Violence"
On 29 November the MV Agisilaos, a 37,600 dwt chemical tanker, was attacked by pirates off the coast of Ghana, West Africa. They fired on the bridge then boarded the… Continue reading "Gulf of Guinea Now World’s Piracy Hotspot as Kidnappings Surge"