Jan 3, 2023 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
TOKYO — Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval maneuvers and flight operations in the Pacific. Japan monitored...
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Jan 3, 2023 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign, West Philippines Sea Update
MANILA, Philippines — Ensuring that territorial defense remains a top priority, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is increasing its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even during President Marcos’ scheduled visit to China this week. As the President...
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Jan 1, 2023 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Global, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
THE joint drills by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan on Sunday in response to the recent escalation in the US-Taiwan collusion were record-breaking, surpassing even the peak number observed in the large-scale PLA drills...
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Jan 1, 2023 | Activities, Regional, Global, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
THE joint drills by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) around the island of Taiwan on Sunday in response to the recent escalation in the US-Taiwan collusion were record-breaking, surpassing even the peak number observed in the large-scale PLA drills...
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Jan 1, 2023 | Regional, Maritime Violations, South East Asia (SEA), Smuggling, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign, Oil Pilferage
LABUAN, Dec 30 ― The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained two offshore supply vessels today believed to be involved in illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer activities in Labuan waters. A patrol boat detected the two vessels which were positioned...
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Dec 31, 2022 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
Royal Malaysian Navy Corvette KD LAKSAMANA TAN PUSMAH (F137) was rammed by a speedboat, understood also Navy, during 2022 Armada Open Day at the Naval Base in Malaysia on Dec 29. Speedboat went out of control and struck corvette hull, at full speed. Corvette suffered...
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Dec 31, 2022 | Weather Update, Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
TACLOBAN CITY – The search for the missing fishermen in Northern and Eastern Samar due to massive rains continues. In Palapag town, its municipal disaster risk reduction management office (MDRRMO) said they received reports that the fishing boat used by two of its...
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Dec 31, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
Based on the monitoring of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), a total of 56,425 outbound passengers and 53,430 inbound passengers were recorded in ports from 6 a.m. to 12 noon Friday, Dec. 30. A total of 1,875 frontline personnel were deployed in 15 Coast Guard...
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Dec 31, 2022 | Regional, South East Asia (SEA), Global, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign, West Philippines Sea Update
A Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an American reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea, the US military said. According to the US Indo-Pacifc Command Thursday, the incident occurred on December 21 when a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter pilot...
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Dec 30, 2022 | South East Asia (SEA), Regional, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign, West Philippines Sea Update
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Space Agency calls on the public to exercise caution as rocket debris from one of China’s launches is expected to fall between 12:33 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. near Palawan. Rocket debris from a Long March 3B launch in the Xichang...
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Dec 30, 2022 | Maritime Incidents, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union, Philippines — A man and his daughter drowned during a family outing on a beach in Barangay Baccuit Sur in Bauang, La Union on Monday. Police identified the fatalities as George Gines, 67, and his daughter Geosa Gines-Osillo, 26, both...
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Dec 30, 2022 | South East Asia (SEA), Regional, North East Asia (NEA), Global, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
The Russian Navy and the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) wrapped up their Joint Sea 2022 exercise in the East China Sea on Tuesday. The Russian surface action group transited northeast through the Tsushima Strait while the PLAN Liaoning Carrier Strike Group (CSG)...
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