Pirates have seized a merchant ship in the Red Sea and have taken it south towards Somali waters in the first successful hijacking in the region since 2012, maritime officials said on Sunday. The vessel, identified as the MV Marzooqah, sent a distress signal on Saturday evening in the Red Sea and was then…
Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – Australias participation in the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2014 in the Indonesian Riau Islands provinces waters has been cancelled, stated exercise director Commodore Amarulla Octavian. “The cancellation follows the two countries agreement due to political problems,” he explained here on Thursday. Initially, the Australian navy was invited and…
Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – Australias participation in the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo 2014 in the Indonesian Riau Islands provinces waters has been cancelled, stated exercise director Commodore Amarulla Octavian. “The cancellation follows the two countries agreement due to political problems,” he explained here on Thursday. Initially, the Australian navy was invited and…
The Chief Executive of Indonesian Maritime Security Coordinating Board ¨Vice Admiral Bambang Suwarto¨ attended the Ceremony of sow flower in order to commemorate the Dharma Samudera Day 2014 on Wednesday 15 January 2014. Thus, the event was held on Indonesian War Ship ¨KRI Banda Aceh¨. As the inspector ceremony was the Minister of Defense,…