Australia navy drives boat people into Indonesian waters

  The Australian navy has driven illegal immigrants from Africa and the Middle East into Indonesian waters, an Indonesian police officer said in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, on Monday.The 45 boat people, including nine women, were from Sudan, Eritrea, Somali, Ghana, Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon.As they were about to enter Australian waters on Monday, they…

Somali piracy incidents disappear

  Dubai: On a constant decline since 2011, latest statistics from the United States Office of Naval Intelligence show that no vessel was hijacked in the Indian Ocean last year. Piracy remains a concern around the Horn of Africa with nine attacks last year, but the international naval coalition fighting piracy in the region has…

Somali piracy incidents disappear

  Dubai: On a constant decline since 2011, latest statistics from the United States Office of Naval Intelligence show that no vessel was hijacked in the Indian Ocean last year. Piracy remains a concern around the Horn of Africa with nine attacks last year, but the international naval coalition fighting piracy in the region has…

40 Indonesian military vessels to join Komodo naval exercise

  Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) – At least 40 military vessels from 18 countries will join Multilateral Naval Exercise (MNE) Komodo 2014 in Batam, Natuna and Anambas area on April 2014. “There will be 40 military vessels joining the Komodo naval exercise,” stated Commander Navy Base IV of Tanjungpinang First Admiral Agus Heryana here,…