#piracy

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Somali pirates release greek-owned ship

Somali pirates have released a Greek owned bulk carrier with 24 crew members in the Gulf of Aden, about 490 nautical ...

US dismisses Iranian long-range naval reach

The United States Wednesday treated an Iranian claim that it would send ships close to US waters with derision, saying ...

Indonesia calls for UN reform

Indonesia expressed hope the United Nations could strengthen its central role of promoting cooperation among countries ...

RI, India hold joint patrol in Malacca strait

Indonesia and India have started a coordinated patrol in the Malacca Strait. Fleet Command Unit for the Western ...

Aceh police nab four suspected Malacca Strait pirates

Police in Aceh have arrested four men suspected of having committed piracy against ships passing through the Malacca ...

RI to seek confirmation on Malacca Strait hijackers arrests

Indonesia will seek confirmation regarding reports of the arrest of several Indonesian nationals by Malaysian ...

Seven pirates held in rescue of French hostage: Spain

Troops from a Spanish warship Saturday detained seven pirates when they rescued a French hostage taken from her yacht ...

Somali pirates release Greek-owned tanker: company

A tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean in October with 24 crew was released on Friday after a "long and ...

RI seizes 93 foreign ships: Bakorkamla spokesman

Indonesia, through its National Maritime Security Coordinating Board or Bakorkamla, has from January to August 2011 ...

Biodiversity can be fundamental asset for sustainable development

Environmental Affairs Minister Gusti Muhammat Hatta has said biodiversity can become a fundamental asset for ...

Somali pirates free Maltese bulk carrier

Somali pirates have freed a Maltese owned and registered bulk carrier after the payment of a ransom by its owners, the ...

Pirates attack oil tanker off Yemen, crew safe - (d)

Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) into a fuel oil tanker near the Yemeni port of Aden on Wednesday ...

U.S. navy expands partnership with Indonesian navy

The U.S. Navy will continue to expand its strong and growing friendship with the Indonesian Navy, U.S. 7th Fleet ...

Deaths of seafarers in Somali pirate attacks soar

The number of seafarers killed due to Somali piracy has escalated in the past four years, with 62 merchant sailors ...

Indonesia observes World Ocean Day

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad and Defense Minister Poernomo Yusgiantoro were present at the ...