Thursday, September 20, 2007

Maritime Security: Coalition Warfare in the 5th Fleet AOR

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Interview with VADM Cosgriff, Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet, reported here : Question: How critical is the policing of the maritime lanes around...

Quick look at cargo container security issues

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Found as 100% Screening and Other Cargo Insecurities : Those who operate ships recognize the dangers of shipping un-inspected cargo, though ...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Attention Environmentalists: Al Qaeda Pollutes

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Al Qaeda attacks an oil pipeliine, apparently headless of its environmental impact, as set out here. : An oil leak occurred at a valve on a ...

SecDef Robert Gates- an interesting look

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Well worth reading: The Education of Robert Gates by David Brooks: Gates was decisive during the Walter Reed hospital fiasco. He is honest...

Latest ICC CCS Weekly Piracy Report (to 17 Sept 07)

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ICC Commercial Crime Services Piracy Report to 17 Sept 07 here : 3.09.2007: 0550 UTC: Posn: 18:33.9N - 072:23.0W: Port au Prince, Haiti. Rob...

Coastal Warfare becomes "Maritime Expeditionary Security Group"

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Noted here : Capt. Dave McDuffie is commodore of Naval Coastal Warfare Group 2, which, under an Oct. 1 realignment, will become Maritime Exp...

Canadian Navy: Prepare to fight pirates and terrorists

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A Canadian view of things to come here : The Canadian navy needs to learn how to fight terrorists and pirates, says the top commander. As th...

Other voices on the U.S. and Iran

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From the "For what it's worth" department - an opinion piece from Asia Times Online: Growing need for US-Iran confidence steps...

Showing the flag

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Reported as Navy destroyer makes historic African visits : A U.S. Navy ship pulled into Tanzania this month for the first time in 40 years a...

Pol-Mil: Thoughts on the "Quad Four" and the SCO

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Thoughts on the recent joint war games with India, the U.S., Australia and Japan and those of Russia, China and their Shanghai Cooperation O...

Port Security: Texas Coast

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Preparing for the worst on the Texas coast : Port security is a growing concern, and since 9/11, Southeast Texas has been labeled as a high ...

Somalia: Yemenis fishing in trouble waters

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The law of the lawless sea portrayed in an article about Yemeni fishermen fishing off Somalia here : Yemeni fishermen and their Somali count...

It's here: Talk Like a Pirate Day

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Ahoy! Time for all lubbers of the pirates of the old school to celebrate - it's Talk Like A Pirate Day ! Carry on smartly now! I remembe...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Sharpsburg/Antietam at Kingdom of Chaos

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Nicely done post at Kingdom of Chaos: Sharpsburg/Antietam . Sometimes the effects of the "bloodiest day of battle on the North America...

Barnett on Ulrich's "Sea Traffic Control"

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Thomas P.M. Barnett has short piece on Adm. Ulrich's idea of "Sea-Traffic Control" Worldwide, aircraft are transparent, becaus...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Port Security: Underwater Surveillance and Protection

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Marine Link reports on a new system in Norway at Underwater Surveillance and Protection

Updater on the "Goose Creek Two"

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Visit Curt at Flopping Aces here and here for updates in the Goose Creek, South Carolina "students" with explosives case as law ...

Monday Reading

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With a substantial roundup of matters maritime, it's Fred Fry International: Maritime Monday 76 - with some interesting photos of colla...
Sunday, September 16, 2007

Sunday Ship History: The Inchon Invasion, September 1950

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Before World War II, Japan essentially owned the Korean peninsula, officially annexing Korea under a disputed treaty . As the war ended, the...
Friday, September 14, 2007

Great Train Robbery?

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Fuel surcharges may have resulted in overcharges of $6.5 billion by U.S. railroads, it syas here : Five major freight rail companies overcha...