Sep 6, 2022 | IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Maritime Violations, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
Southern Leyte Maritime Police Station Arrested Illegal Fishers for Violation of Sec 86 (a) Unauthorized Fishing/Fishing without licensed or permit from LGU of RA 10654 “PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE” at seawaters of Macrohon, Southern Leyte Southern Leyte MARPSTA led by...
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Sep 6, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
The Royal Navy has taken the unusual step of responding to media speculation by issuing a detailed statement on the damage to HMS Prince of Wales. One of the two largest ships of the fleet and only having recently been placed into service, the carrier suffered an...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Activities, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is now docked in Singapore for a port call, having arrived at Changi Naval Base on Wednesday following an underway in the South China Sea. Tripoli‘s stop in Singapore marks its first port visit since it pulled into Naval...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Activities, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
(CNN) — China has warned the United States it will take “counter-measures” after the Biden administration approved more than $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. Chinese embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said Saturday China was “firmly...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
Amid the ongoing disputes across the South China Sea, scientists from five countries have rung the alarm bell on the negative impacts of having lack of fisheries management cooperation among neighboring countries as they stressed the need to protect vital fish stocks...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Activities, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian navy demonstrated its presence and capabilities in an annual naval exercise in the South China Sea and Sulu Sea from Aug 23 to Sept 1. The exercise, codenamed Ostex East 2/2022 and coordinated by the Eastern Fleet Command, was the main...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
(CNN) – Taiwan says it has shot down an unidentified civilian drone over one of its islands that lies just a few kilometers from mainland China. The drone was spotted shortly after midday Thursday above the waters of Lion Islet, a small island in the Kinmen...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Maritime Violations, IUU Fishing - Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic
BRP RAFAEL PARGAS (PC379) under the operational control of Naval Task Force 71 of Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM), conducted maritime patrol operations in the vicinity of Mantigue Island, Camiguin, which led to the...
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Sep 5, 2022 | Activities, Smuggling, Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Domestic, Foreign
Thai freighter detained for allegedly, sugar smuggling Thai freighter BANGPAKAEW was detained in Subic Bay, Philippines, for allegedly, smuggling in Philippines some 7,000 tons of bagged sugar, said nation’s Bureau of Customs BOC. The ship arrived at Subic Bay on Aug...
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Aug 31, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
The Solomon Islands has told the United States it is suspending all navy ships from entering its ports. In a statement on Tuesday, the US embassy in the Australian capital, Canberra, said it has “received formal notification from the Government of Solomon Islands...
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Aug 30, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
In 2019, China’s new Xue Long 2 ice breaker – also known by its English name, the Snow Dragon 2 – made its first trip to Antarctica. This August, the vessel joined an international research team in the Arctic, highlighting China’s growing involvement in far-off...
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Aug 30, 2022 | Others, Maritime Situational Awareness, Foreign
After United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in early August, the Chinese military staged some of its biggest ever military exercises around the island. Chinese warplanes swarmed across the Taiwan Strait and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
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