Tag: Maritime operations

Now Egypt joins the air fight against Islamic State – in Libya

Everything old is new again.

Egypt goes kinetic against ISIS in Derna, Libya on 16 Feb. (Image via Twitter)
Egypt goes kinetic against ISIS in Derna, Libya on 16 Feb. (Image via Twitter)

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Iran edits video to claim victory over U.S. Navy

Sucker-video.

Mighty Iranian navy takes picture of U.S. destroyer.
Mighty Iranian navy takes picture of U.S. destroyer.

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China deploys submarine to Gulf of Aden

Interesting times.

Chinese Song-class (Type 039) submarine. (Image via ChineseDefence.com)
Chinese Song-class (Type 039) submarine. (Image via ChineseDefence.com)

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ZIM Piraeus unloads cargo in Oakland; ‘Block the Boat’ keeps party going

BDS Fail.

ZIM Piraeus lurks menacingly in San Francisco Bay, 20 Aug. (Image: Steve Rhodes via Twitter)
ZIM Piraeus lurks menacingly in San Francisco Bay, 20 Aug. (Image: Steve Rhodes via Twitter)

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Navy SEALs take over hijacked tanker in Mediterranean

The Barbary pirates are back.

 

The new face of smuggling? (Photo: Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
The new face of smuggling? (Photo: Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Earlier in March, a shadowy oil tanker, suddenly bearing the name Morning Glory, showed up in Es-Sider, Libya with a plan to load oil from terminals held by Libyan rebels.

Back in January, forces of the Libyan government fired on a tanker as it attempted to enter the rebel-held port, reportedly to load another cargo of oil.  The tanker, Baku, Continue reading “Navy SEALs take over hijacked tanker in Mediterranean”