The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently held combat-oriented naval exercises featuring different types of warships in three major sea areas, at a time when the US secretary of defense is rallying allies in the region and attempting to foster...
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European nations are sending warships into the Pacific as suspicion grows over Beijing’s motives for building the world’s largest navy. At this week’s Two Sessions national assembly of the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman Xi Jinping reasserted his desire to built a...
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The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry of Indonesia has launched two new patrol ships to fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in its waters, Antara News reported. The ships, named Hiu 16 and Hiu 17, will conduct routine...
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Thai Navy honored for rescuing cats from sinking ship BANGKOK — A “Hero to Animals Award” is on the way from PETA to the Thai Navy after sailors rescued four cats from a burning, sinking ship in the Andaman Sea. Photos from the rescue show a cat clinging to a sailor’s...
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MANILA, Philippines — Two fishing vessels docked at the Navotas Fish Port caught fire on Monday afternoon, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said yesterday. Flames razed Buena Suerte J-56 and Buena Suerte Resia before 6 p.m., prompting the deployment of BRPs...
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Container ship VIETSUN CONFIDENT at around 0830 LT (UTC +7) Feb 26 struck anchored fishing vessel KH 00737 TS in waters of Binh Thuan Province, north of Vung Tau. Fishing vessel sank in a matter of minutes, but all 8 crew were rescued. Owner of container ship is to...
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General cargo ship ASAHI MARU collided with commercial fishing boat at around midday LT Feb 23 off Chiba Prefecture coast, northeast Honshu, Japan. Fishing boat bow was seriously damaged, but boat managed to return to port under own power. 6 people on board of fishing...
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A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims most of the strategic waters as its territory. The SNA Emeraude was...
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MANILA, Philippines — The dredging vessel recently seized for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters was not a Chinese vessel, the Chinese Embassy in Manila claimed Wednesday. “We have noticed some media speculation and reports on a so-called...
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. said he filed a diplomatic protest with China over its new law authorizing its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels. “After reflection I fired a diplomatic protest,” Locsin announced...
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote “freedom of the seas”, the U.S. military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in...
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Maritime operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station in El Nido, Palawan gets a big boost with the addition of a new speedboat to its fleet. The speedboat, with registry number PCG MB-001, was a birthday gift to DOTr Secretary Arthur P. Tugade from his son,...
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