REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM — Navy chief Admiral Marsetio here on Monday saw off some 30 warships that participated in Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2014 from the waters of Batam to Anambas and Natuna, a spokesman said. “The Navy chief conducted final inspections on the warships before they were released for departure to Anambas and Natuna in
Read moreLast month has seen the rise in piracy activities comparing to the last month. The main sources reported one attack and at least 10 suspicious events in Indian Ocean/Red Sea area, 7 incidents near Nigeria and 11 robbery attempts in South China Sea region. • On 30 Mar in Strait of Hormuz a merchant ship
Read morePerth, Australia (ANTARA News/Xinhua-OANA) – A Malaysian guided missile frigate has arrived at an Australian naval base near Perth for briefings on the ongoing search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, tweeted the Australian Maritime Safety Authorities (AMSA) on Monday. KD Lekiu is expected to head for the search area in the southern Indian Ocean
Read moreJAKARTA – Indonesian Maritime Security Coordinating Board held a Limited meeting Korkamla team located at the head office IMSCB on Dr. Sutomo Street Central Jakarta. The meeting was attended by the representatives from the 12 stakeholders of IMSCB. The meeting was directly led by the Chief of Daily Executive Vice Admiral (Ret) Bambang Suwarto, Tuesday
Read moreSecond Thomas Shoal, South China Sea. The Philippine government vessel made a dash for shallow waters around the disputed reef in the South China Sea, evading two Chinese coastguard ships trying to block its path to deliver food, water and fresh troops to a military outpost on the shoal. The cat-and-mouse encounter on Saturday, witnessed
Read moreBisnis.com, SURABAYA – Lambelu passenger vessel collided with Journey cargo vessel in buoy 10 at Madura Strait, in Surabaya’s Tanjung Perak Port area on Tuesday at 2.20 A.M. Due to the incident, KM Journey sank after it broke its hull but 17 vessel crews in the vessel, sailing from Lembar, were successfully evacuated. Head of
Read moreVice President of the Indonesian Republic, Boediono opened the Asian Pacific Security and Defense Expo 2014 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Wednesday (19/3). APSDEX was an annual event followed by the country in Asia and the Pacific and has entered the international calendar innovation series, initiatives, and technology defense and security in Asian Pacific countries.
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