January 6th, 2013 A private fleet from the United Kingdom will soon sail on the Indian Ocean to help the defense effort against the region’s pirate problem. Among the fleet is a 10,000-ton flagship and numbers of armored speed boats that will be used for patrols. The fleet will be crewed by a group of […]
16 fishermen feared killed by pirates
April 1, 2013 Authorities in Bangladesh believe that at least 16 fisherman were killed by pirates after their vessels were raided. A fishing boat near Kutubdia Island in Cox’s Bazaar resort district came upon the bodies of three fishermen, which were sighted floating in the water by those operating the boat. Other fishermen in the area has sighted […]
Russia seeking to deploy reconnaissance aircraft to Djibouti
November 1, 2012 While much of the effort to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden has taken place on sea, the Russians are also thinking about the air. The country is exploring the possibility of basing two Ilyushin II-38 surveillance planes in Djibouti to supply intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to the international effort […]
Marine security op starts on Monday
April 24 2013 Later this month, Indian security forces will conduct an important maritime security operational drill. Operation Sagar Kavach is helf several times a year to ensure the port security of Mumbai. That security was called into question after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The perpetrators of this terror gained illegal access to the city through the ports […]