India calls for rational demarcation of pirate-infested waters
April 22nd, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India has called for "clear demarcation" of the pirate-infested waters of the Indian Ocean to warn merchant vessels and the navies of the threat and ... Read more...
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Efforts underway to clear stranded ship from Mumbai beach
August 2nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Insurance companies, salvagers and owners of the stranded Panama-flagged oil tanker M.T. Pavit have arrived here to discuss ways to either salvage or refloat the vessel, ... Read more...
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Another ship stuck at Mumbai’s Juhu beach
July 31st, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) In the second such incident in six weeks, a huge ship Sunday drifted to and ran aground at Juhu beach here, officials said.The ship, named MV ... Read more...
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Efforts on to control adrift ship in Mumbai
June 12th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) A merchant ship being towed to Gujarat to be dismantled for scrap went adrift after breaking loose and is now near the Bandra shores, an official ... Read more...
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PM reviews security threat from Pakistan, China (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A day after Pakistan's spy chief threatened reprisal attacks in case New Delhi attempted a special operation against terror suspects on its soil, India ... Read more...
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Lack of cohesion among maritime agencies led to Mumbai attacks: Navy Chief
December 2nd, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Dec 2 (ANI): The Mumbai terror attacks took place due to a lack of coordination between maritime security agencies, resulting in the death of 166 people in ... Read more...
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To prevent another 26/11, all coastal villages visited by maritime agencies: Admiral Verma
February 5th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Port Blair, Feb 5 (ANI): Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Friday that India's 7,516 km long coastline has been visited by security forces in order to plug loopholes to prevent ... Read more...
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Coast Guard to triple force levels to check 26/11-type attacks
January 28th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard is all set to double its force levels and manpower in the next few years and triple it in the ... Read more...
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Ship with 24 Indian crewmembers hijacked off Somalia
October 22nd, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 22 (IANS) A Panamanian cargo vessel with 24 Indian crewmembers on board was hijacked near Seychelles early Thursday morning, an official said Thursday.
M.V. Al Khaliq was carrying a crew of ... Read more...
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Building on Indian Navy’s initiative, Lanka hosts 34 navies of IOR
May 21st, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Taking the Indian Navy's initiative a step further to increase maritime cooperation among navies/maritime agencies in the Indian Ocean Region, the Sri Lanka Navy ... Read more...
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IONS to derive strength from cooperative engagement in Indian Ocean
February 14th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, today said that the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium is an initiative to recognise the strength that can be derived ... Read more...
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Naval Chiefs of 30 countries to meet in Delhi in February
January 21st, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by admin
By Praful Kumar Singh
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): Naval Chiefs of 30 Indian Ocean Region (IOR) littoral countries will meet in New Delhi on February 14-15 to increase security, safety, stability and ... Read more...
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Indian Coast Guard conducts search and rescue exercise in Bay of Bengal
November 15th, 2007 - 10:48 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): A two-day search and rescue exercise by the Indian Coast Guard began in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Port Blair today.
Various maritime agencies, ... Read more...
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