Friday, September 10, 2010

Sea

Pirates hijack Maltese-flagged vessel off Somalia

Pirates have hijacked a Maltese-flagged merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce says.
   

Royal Navy to Use Merlin's Magic to Fight Pirates

altA Royal Navy Merlin helicopter squadron is deploying to the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Aden to carry out specialist anti-piracy operations over the coming months.
   

Austal sees design edge in US Navy bid

altAustralia's Austal said the bigger size and better fuel efficiency of its aluminum trimaran design should give it a competitive edge in a US Navy coastal warship competition worth over US $5 billion.
   

IBSAMAR2 sets sail Friday

The navies of South Africa, India and Brazil will Friday commence with a second trilateral exercises offshore Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. The exercise that will see the participating ships in port for the Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition, concludes September 26.
   

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