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German Military Sets Off "Mine" Blasts Under Decommissioned Frigate
On Tuesday, the German military carried out a simulation of a mine attack on a decommissioned frigate, the Karlsruhe, to...
Read More >>Australia is Sinking Indonesian Poachers' Boats to Deter Illegal Fishing
Australia has been making a concerted effort to crack down on foreign fishing vessels operating illegally in its waters,...
Read More >>Indonesian Coast Guard "Drives Out" Chinese Vessel Shadowing Seismic Ship
On Monday, Indonesia's coast guard "drove out" a China Coast Guard cutter that was shadowing a survey vessel in Indo...
Read More >>GAO: Maintenance Issues Have Cut U.S. Army Fleet's Readiness in Half
The U.S. military's heavy landing craft fleet does not live under the Navy or the Marine Corps, but under the U.S. Army's...
Read More >>U.S. Navy Sub Gets Public Award for Top-Secret Mission
The Navy has awarded a submarine crew a high-profile public commendation for a mission that it cannot disclose. USS Wash...
Read More >>G7 Asks Maritime Service Providers to Comply With Russian Tanker Sanctions
After a series of news reports on Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker transactions in the UK, the G7 Price Cap C...
Read More >>UNCTAD: Maritime Chokepoints Are Trade's Biggest Vulnerability
In its annual review of world maritime commerce for 2024, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) honed in on the risk of disr...
Read More >>GCC Countries Conduct Simultaneous Drills With U.S., Iran and Russia
GCC navies this week found themselves conducting an exercise with the US Navy in Emirati territorial waters at the south...
Read More >>China Puts Anti-Stealth Radar System on Strategic S. China Sea Island
China's military has made a major upgrade to one of its many island bases in the South China Sea, according to a UK...
Read More >>Baltic Fishermen Press EU to Relax Rules on Culling Cormorants and Seals
The European Union has spent years bringing back species that have been reduced by human activity, like wolves and bears, but some...
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