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US Coast Guard Seeks To Expand Role To Search, Board Vessels In Pacific
The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S. officers to board and search vessels suspected of illegal activity within their economic zones.
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Indian Fishing Boat Sinks After Collision With Lankan Navy Vessel: Report
An Indian fishing boat allegedly trespassing the International Maritime Boundary Line sank in Sri Lankan waters after colliding with a Navy vessel of the island nation and a search and rescue operation was underway for the missing fishermen, the Navy said here on Tuesday.
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Coast Guard Gets Power To Seize Ships In India's Exclusive Economic Zone
The Indian Coast Guard has been given powers under the Coast Guard Act to board, search any vessel and arrest people for offences within the maritime zone of the country, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Thursday.
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Taiwan Aims To Build Ties With Japan On Maritime, Regional Issues
Taiwan is to launch talks with Japan on maritime cooperation, including on fisheries and search and rescue, President Tsai Ing-wen said, part of a push to deepen ties with Asia's second-largest economy.
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Indonesia, Malaysia Search For Missing Tanker With 10 Crew
A fuel tanker has apparently been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said today.
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Hijack Feared as Malaysian Ship with Indian Crew Goes Missing in South China Sea
A cargo ship missing for a week with 14 crew members, including Indians, is feared to have been hijacked in the piracy-prone South China Sea, prompting Malaysian maritime authorities to launch a search today.
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Search Ramps Up as Toll in Malaysia Boat Tragedy Hits 15
Malaysian authorities today stepped up a search for survivors from a boat that sank while crammed with Indonesian migrants as the death toll rose to 15, the Malaysian coastguard said.
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China Says About to Finish Some Land Reclamation in South China Sea
China is about to complete some of its land reclamation work on the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, shedding light on a controversial project that has inflamed regional tension.
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Malaysian PM Najib Razak Orders Rescue of Migrant Boats
Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday he had ordered the Malaysian navy and coastguard to conduct search and rescue operations for boats carrying stricken migrants including ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar.
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Combating Maritime Crimes Discussed by Indian, Bangladeshi Coast Guards
Cooperation in combating maritime crimes and conducting search and rescue operations came up for a discussion at a meeting between top officials of Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on Monday.
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Three Crew Feared Dead in Japan Military Helicopter Crash
Japan's military said today that a search and rescue mission has found three crew presumed dead from a helicopter that went missing a day earlier.
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Search Resumes Off British Coast for Missing Mariners
A major search effort resumed Sunday for the missing crew of an overturned cargo ship spotted off the British coast.
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4 More Under Investigation in Greek Ferry Fire
Four more maritime officials were put under formal investigation today as a charred ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead.
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Missing AirAsia Flight: India Puts 3 Ships, Plane on Standby
India has put on standby three ships and a maritime surveillance aircraft for assistance in the search operation after an AirAsia flight with 162 people on board today went missing en route Indonesia to Singapore after losing contact with air traffic controllers.
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Vietnam Searches for Eight Missing Sailors
A Vietnamese maritime official says authorities are searching for eight sailors who went missing after their cargo ship collided with another vessel off the country's southern coast.
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US Coast Guard Seeks To Expand Role To Search, Board Vessels In Pacific
The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S. officers to board and search vessels suspected of illegal activity within their economic zones.
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Indian Fishing Boat Sinks After Collision With Lankan Navy Vessel: Report
An Indian fishing boat allegedly trespassing the International Maritime Boundary Line sank in Sri Lankan waters after colliding with a Navy vessel of the island nation and a search and rescue operation was underway for the missing fishermen, the Navy said here on Tuesday.
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Coast Guard Gets Power To Seize Ships In India's Exclusive Economic Zone
The Indian Coast Guard has been given powers under the Coast Guard Act to board, search any vessel and arrest people for offences within the maritime zone of the country, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Thursday.
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Taiwan Aims To Build Ties With Japan On Maritime, Regional Issues
Taiwan is to launch talks with Japan on maritime cooperation, including on fisheries and search and rescue, President Tsai Ing-wen said, part of a push to deepen ties with Asia's second-largest economy.
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Indonesia, Malaysia Search For Missing Tanker With 10 Crew
A fuel tanker has apparently been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime authorities said today.
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Hijack Feared as Malaysian Ship with Indian Crew Goes Missing in South China Sea
A cargo ship missing for a week with 14 crew members, including Indians, is feared to have been hijacked in the piracy-prone South China Sea, prompting Malaysian maritime authorities to launch a search today.
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Search Ramps Up as Toll in Malaysia Boat Tragedy Hits 15
Malaysian authorities today stepped up a search for survivors from a boat that sank while crammed with Indonesian migrants as the death toll rose to 15, the Malaysian coastguard said.
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China Says About to Finish Some Land Reclamation in South China Sea
China is about to complete some of its land reclamation work on the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, shedding light on a controversial project that has inflamed regional tension.
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Malaysian PM Najib Razak Orders Rescue of Migrant Boats
Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday he had ordered the Malaysian navy and coastguard to conduct search and rescue operations for boats carrying stricken migrants including ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar.
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Combating Maritime Crimes Discussed by Indian, Bangladeshi Coast Guards
Cooperation in combating maritime crimes and conducting search and rescue operations came up for a discussion at a meeting between top officials of Coast Guards of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on Monday.
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Three Crew Feared Dead in Japan Military Helicopter Crash
Japan's military said today that a search and rescue mission has found three crew presumed dead from a helicopter that went missing a day earlier.
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Search Resumes Off British Coast for Missing Mariners
A major search effort resumed Sunday for the missing crew of an overturned cargo ship spotted off the British coast.
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4 More Under Investigation in Greek Ferry Fire
Four more maritime officials were put under formal investigation today as a charred ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi and authorities prepared to search it for possible more dead.
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Missing AirAsia Flight: India Puts 3 Ships, Plane on Standby
India has put on standby three ships and a maritime surveillance aircraft for assistance in the search operation after an AirAsia flight with 162 people on board today went missing en route Indonesia to Singapore after losing contact with air traffic controllers.
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Vietnam Searches for Eight Missing Sailors
A Vietnamese maritime official says authorities are searching for eight sailors who went missing after their cargo ship collided with another vessel off the country's southern coast.
