Over 1,000 people were brought to safety at two Italian ports after the overcrowded boats they were on encountered problems in the Mediterranean, the Italian coastguard has said, almost two weeks after at least 74 people died in a shipwreck.
As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in Nansha Islands in the South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a command over the radio: "Leave immediately", Taipei Times reported.
In the wake of the accident off the Mumbai coast two days ago, the defence forces have halted the operations of the ALH Dhruv helicopters till the time investigators find the reason for the incident and precautionary checks are carried out.
"Indian Navy ALH on a routine sortie off Mumbai ditched close to the coast. Immediate Search and Rescue ensured the safe recovery of the crew of three by naval patrol craft," the Indian Navy spokesperson said in a tweet.
The ship's primary role is to undertake coastal and offshore patrolling, ocean surveillance and monitoring of Sea Lines of Communication, HADR and SAR duties, the official said.
Yesterday, while addressing the opening ceremony of the 13th edition of Exercise Cutlass Express, PM Jugnauth recalled that this event, held on a regular basis since 2011, is a joint multinational exercise and that through the last decade, this exercise enabled the U.S. Naval Force, the Maur
Based on a specific intelligence input by ATS, the Indian Coast Guard on Monday deployed its two Fast Patrol class of ships, ICGS Meera Behn and ICGS Abheek for patrolling in the Arabian Sea.
Taipei's defence minister says Taiwan is prepared to "fire the first shot" if Chinese forces enter its territorial space. Taiwan must be on alert this year for a "sudden entry" by the Chinese military into areas close to its territory as tensions rise across the Taiwan Strait, its defence mi
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Hollywood star Tom Cruise recently helicoptered onto a US aircraft carrier off the eastern coast of Italy to film sequences for his upcoming film 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two', confirmed the chairman of the Apulia Film Commission., reported Fox News, a USA-based news outlet
In a bid to promote Make In India defence systems, the Indian Navy is going to hold its senior commanders' conference on board the aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Goa.