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SHIPS FIGHT BACK AGAINST PIRATES - New Anti-Piracy System
Recently, a maritime security company, IMSN, conducted system testing of a not-lethal Anti-Piracy System including safety drills with crewmembers onboard the Horizon, a US flagged container ship operator... Sentinel-3 ESA’s Next Generation Satellite Scheduled to Launch in
Sentinel-3 satellite which is scheduled to launch in 2013 is the third in a series of five space missions European Space Agency (ESA) is developing for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative. The missions main objective is to determine the... Dublin 2009 Maritime Festival
I really like Tall Ships and have always looked forward to the annual Maritime festival in Dublin docklands but last year I was slightly disappointed with the selection of ships especially as there were so few of... N Korea threatens to attack S. Korea warships: Clinton speaks out
North Korea has threatened to attack U.S and South Korea warships that are in the waters near Koreas' disupted maritime border, just two days after firing nuclear test missiles. Meanwhile U.S Secretary of State,... Maritime blizzard halts travel in Atlantic Canada
A New Year's winter blizzard has swept through the Maritimes in Atlantic Canada, and is causing some New Year's chaos for travelers. About 35 centimetres of snow has already been dumped in Halifax, so the airport... Internet Launched In Pacific Ocean
We have some exciting news from the team at KVH Industries. Here's a clip from their press release: "Taking a major step toward expanding availability of the mini-VSAT Broadband service, KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) today announced that it has signed a 5-year...
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Somali pirates hijack Yemeni ship
Somalian Pirates have seized another cargo ship off the coast of Somalia, the 10th vessel to be captured in 17 days on Tuesday. The ship called Adina belongs to Yemen, The last contact... UN backs Indian Navy’s efforts to fight sea piracy
After Indian Navy's heroic act against Somalian Pirates, It has received praise from the UN for destroying a “mother vessel” engaged in piracy in the Gulf of Aden a day after pirates forced a hijacked oil... EU force to fight Somali pirates, video russian warship/pirates
Somali piracy doubled in 2008, 60 ships attacked, $30 million paid in ransom. Sarkozy fights the pirates. The french announcement was made after the EU defence minister meeting at Deauville France VIDEO... Pirates hijack another vessel, Sept-19
Pirates in war with France already, reach out for new vessels to conquer. At the moment they hold 150 hostages, to release by money paymants. Situation similar to Farc Colombia. " NAIROBI: Pirates seized another... Coastguards go on strike in Northern Ireland
Coastguards in Northern Ireland have gone on strike for the bank holiday weekend, and beachgoers are being warned to take caution as there will not be anyone to rescue them if they get into trouble. The strike is being called over a pay dispute. "People have been warned to...Magic Waterproof Coating Allows Gadgets To Work Underwater
In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...
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