With their energy interests coinciding in the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden, India and China are now deliberating joining hands to combat pirates on the high seas.
Both the countries, whose bulk of trade and energy supplies pass through the Gulf of Aden, have already deployed warships in the region to thwart pirates.
‘The two countries have been [...]
Washington, Dec 30 (DPA) When the man charged with the most serious terrorist attack on the US in years disappeared some months ago, his Nigerian family tried to track him down.
They contacted Nigerian security agencies and ’some foreign security agencies’ within the last two months, seeking help in bringing Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, back home.
‘We [...]
Sanaa, Dec 29 (IANS) Somali pirates are holding a Yemeni cargo ship with 16 crewmembers on board in the Indian Ocean, officials said Monday.
The al-Mahmoud 2 had left the southern port of Aden Dec 18, Yemeni coastguards said. The owner of the vessel notified the security agencies about the seizure, Xinhua reported.
According to Yemeni [...]
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) An Indian Navy warship, patrolling the piracy-infested Gulf of Aden, has thwarted a piracy attempt on a foreign vessel, a Navy official said Sunday.
‘INS Godavari got a distress call at 5:30 p.m. yesterday (Saturday) that a pirate’s skiff was approaching them. Immediately, a helicopter was launched,’ said an Indian Navy [...]
Nairobi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pirates have hijacked an Indian vessel off the coast of Somalia, Xinhua reported Monday.
Andrew Mwangura, the East African Coordinator of Seafarers’ Assistance Program (SAP), confirmed that the vessel, Laxmi Sagar, was seized Sunday.
‘The Indian boat was seized on Sunday but we received the report early today (Monday). The crew is Indian. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Indian Navy Monday thwarted a piracy attempt on a Norwegian-flagged tanker off the Gulf of Aden, an official said here.
The Indian Navy ship, on anti-piracy patrol in one of the busiest sea lanes in the Gulf of Aden, got a distress signal at around 3 o’clock.
‘As pirates started approaching [...]
London, Nov 25 (IANS) The Indian Navy, along with the other major navies of the world, has been presented a special UN certificate for its anti-piracy activity in the dangerous Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia.
The certificate, presented at a ceremony at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, was accepted by [...]
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): The Indian Navy has deployed the INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel with a Chetak helicopter and marine commandos, for surveillance of exclusive economic zone of Seychelles and Mauritius from the end of November till the early part of January 2010.
The [...]
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Augmenting its anti-piracy operations, the Indian Navy is deploying another warship with marine commandos on board to combat pirates off the island nations of Seychelles and Mauritius, an official said Monday.
INS Savitri, an offshore patrol vessel, with a Chetak helicopter and marine commandos on board, ‘will conduct surveillance of the [...]
London/Nairobi, Nov 17 (DPA) Somali pirates have captured a tanker with 28 North Koreans aboard – but failed in an attack to seize a Ukrainian vessel following a firefight, the European Union’s anti-piracy mission off Somalia NAVFOR said Tuesday.
NAVFOR said that Virgin Islands-owned chemical tanker MV Theresa VIII was attacked 180 nautical miles northwest of [...]
London, Nov 16 (IANS) A futuristic aircraft carrier that India is reported to be keen on buying from Britain is envisaged as a giant guardian of the high seas, capable of travelling thousands of kilometres from home and wreaking massive destruction on enemy targets, experts said Monday.
India has reportedly ‘lodged a firm expression of interest’ [...]
Dharamsala, Nov 13 (IANS) The chief engineer aboard a Singaporean ship hijacked by Somali pirates Oct 15 in the Gulf of Aden has established contact with his family. He told them that negotiations for an early release were on, his relatives said Friday.
Raghubir Singh Pathania spoke to his family in Fatehpur village near this Himachal [...]
Tokyo, Nov 9 (ANI): India and Japan today expressed their firm determination to take forward bilateral defence exchanges and cooperation in a meaningful way.
In a joint press statement issued at the end of a comprehensive review of defence cooperation issues at a meeting [...]
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony, who is on his maiden visit to Japan, Monday met his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa and in a joint statement said the two countries would step up joint anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
‘This is the maiden visit of the defence minister to Japan. Recognising [...]
Paradip (Orissa), Nov 9 (IANS) The Indian Navy warships stationed in the Gulf of Aden to protect Indian merchant ships from frequent attacks by Somali pirates will remain in the region until a permanent solution is worked out, a senior navy officer said.
‘The two warships at the Gulf of Aden will protect Indian ships from [...]
New Delhi, Nov 6 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony will be leaving for Japan on Saturday on an official visit at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa to review the on-going defence related interactions between both the countries and to explore ways to enhance such exchanges to the mutual benefit.
This will [...]
London/Nairobi, Oct 31 (DPA) Somali pirates issued a $7 million ransom demand Saturday for a British couple, kidnapped over a week ago in the Indian Ocean from their yacht.
Paul and Rachel Chandler, aged 59 and 55, were seized from the boat, the Lynn Rival, Oct 23 by armed men, and the yacht was later found [...]
Nairobi/Brussels, Oct 29 (DPA) Somali pirates seized a Thailand-flagged fishing boat on Thursday, the European Union’s anti-piracy force said, as a British couple also believed to be in pirate hands were reportedly taken into Somalia.
The European Union’s anti-piracy patrol off Somalia NAVFOR said it had spotted the Thai Union 3 coming under attack by two [...]
Mumbai, Oct.27 (ANI): The Indian Navy has reportedly decided to deploy two warships in the Indian Ocean area to counter the threat from Somali pirates.
According to sources, the warships will be deployed near Mauritius and the Seychelles.
A private channel quoted Captain Manohar Nambiar, Chief PRO, Defence (Western Region), as saying: “We can confirm to [...]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India Monday intensified efforts to secure the release of two Indian crew members who were aboard a Singaporean ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
The Indian mission is in regular touch with the Singaporean company as well as the shipping company, an official source said [...]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Indians on board a Singaporean ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by Somali pirates are safe, external affairs ministry sources said Sunday.
‘India’s Singapore High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan has approached the Singapore government. They (Indians) are said to be safe,’ the sources told IANS.
There are conflicting reports about the [...]
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Expecting to be roped in for anti-piracy operations in the near future, the Indian Air Force (IAF) would, for the first time, be undertaking a week-long joint exercise with its Omani counterparts from Oct 22, an official said Wednesday.
The exercise, codenamed Eastern Bridge, would be held at the Royal Air [...]
Beijing, Sep.30 (ANI): China’s Vice-Foreign Minister Song Tao has said that the people of his country are increasingly becoming victims of foreign criminals and terrorists as China’s profile on the world stage changes.
“We are facing a more and more complicated overseas security situation. Deteriorating regional conflicts and turbulence in some countries have directly affected the [...]
