Indian Ocean

China-Owned Tanker Changes Name Apparently To Evade US Sanctions: Report

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 17, 2019

While in the Indian Ocean heading toward the Strait of Malacca, the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Pacific Bravo went dark on June 5, shutting off the transponder that signals its position and direction to other ships, ship-tracking data showed.

China-Owned Tanker Changes Name In Apparent Effort To Evade US Sanctions

World News | Reuters | Friday August 16, 2019

While in the Indian Ocean heading toward the Strait of Malacca, the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Pacific Bravo went dark on June 5, shutting off the transponder that signals its position and direction to other ships, ship-tracking data showed.

Ex-Maldives Vice President, Who Tried To Enter India By Boat, Sent Back

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 3, 2019

The former Vice President of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Ghafoor, who arrived in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on a cargo vessel without any valid documents on Thursday, was sent back to the archipelago in the Indian Ocean by the Coast Guard.

Indian Warships To Stay Longer In Persian Gulf, But Won't Join US Bloc

India News | Reuters | Thursday July 18, 2019

Indianwarshipsescorting merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf will remain deployed for the longer term, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, as tensions between Iran and Western powers rise.

"We Are Natural Friends With India," Says Maldives Defence Forces Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 5, 2019

India has been providing swift help to its neighbours at times of natural calamities and security threats, and it is all set to play the key role of a "security guarantor" for peace and stability within the greater Indian Ocean region, Maldivian Defence Forces chief Abdulla Shamaal said on Friday.

INS Kochi Enters Seychelles' Port Victoria For Operational Turnaround

India News | ANI | Friday June 28, 2019

INS Kochi, an indigenous stealth Destroyer, operating in Southern Indian Ocean Region, entered the port of Victoria in Seychelles on Thursday for an Operational Turnaround.

ISIS Shift In Strategy May Threaten India, Sri Lanka, Warns Intel

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday June 20, 2019

India and Sri Lanka are likely to be under threat with terror group ISIS turning its attention to the Indian Ocean Region in the wake of losses across Syria and Iraq, intelligence reports have warned.

414 Million Plastic Pieces Found On "Australia's Last Unspoilt Paradise"

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2019

Some 414 million pieces of plastic, including one million shoes and over 370,000 toothbrushes, were found washed ashore on the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, a new research has revealed.

Deserted Beaches, Empty Rooms: Sri Lanka Tourism Hit After Bombings

World News | Reuters | Sunday May 5, 2019

Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.

Puri A Near Ghost Town As Cyclone Fani, Biggest In 20 Years, Hits Odisha

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2019

Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest storms to come off the Indian Ocean in recent years, slammed into India on Friday, tearing down trees, blowing away food stands and cutting off power and water.

Former Army Chief Dalbir Suhag Appointed Indian Envoy To Seychelles

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

Former Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag has been appointed as India's next high commissioner to Seychelles, a country which is of strategic importance to India in the Indian Ocean region.

Sri Lankan Bomb Attacks On Hotels, Churches: 20 Minutes Of Carnage

World News | Reuters | Monday April 22, 2019

Bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 290 and injuring 500 people, in the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.

"Now Is The Time To Save Ocean": Seychelles President Danny Faure

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 15, 2019

Seychelles President Danny Faure dived deep into the Indian Ocean Sunday to call for protection of "the beating blue heart of our planet."

US Denies "Spying" On India's ASAT Test, But Experts Believe Otherwise

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2019

The Pentagon has strongly denied the reports that the US spied on India's anti-satellite or ASAT missile test by sending a reconnaissance aircraft from its base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to monitor the development. It, however, said that the United States was aware of India's first test-fire of an anti-satellite missile.

Australia, India's Naval Exercise To Focus On Anti-Submarine Warfare

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

With an eye on China, Australia and India will hold a major naval exercise next month, focusing on anti-submarine warfare, as part of efforts to ramp up bilateral naval cooperation in the strategic Indian Ocean region.