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Italy plans to deploy ships into Libyan waters by end of August

ItalyplanstosenditswarshipstoLibyanwatersbytheendofAugustafterthecountry’sTripoli-basedgovernmentinvitedtheEuropeancountrytohelpinthefightagainsthumantraffickin

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Malaysian authorities say oil tanker carrying $529,000 worth of diesel hijacked

An oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken into Indonesian waters, the Malaysian maritime authorities said on Tuesday (Aug 16).

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Top court clarifies law at sea

Fishermen illegally operating in waters administered by China are going to face tougher sanctions than being merely driven off, as has been the common practice until now.

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Keep your mouth closed: aquatic Olympians face a toxic stew in Rio

Health experts in Brazil have a word of advice for the Olympic marathon swimmers, sailors and windsurfers competing in Rio de Janeiro’s picture-postcard waters next month: Keep your mouth closed.

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Indonesia urges Philippines, Malaysia to boost security of waters as kidnappings surge

The Indonesian government on Monday called on the governments of the Philippines and Malaysia to step up security in their waters following the kidnapping of three Indonesian sailors by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants over weekend, an official said.

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Indonesia to host talks with Philippines, Malaysia after abduction

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will hold talks with military chiefs and foreign ministers from the Philippine and Malaysia this week to step up maritime security after the kidnapping of Indonesians at sea by Abu Sayyaf terrorist group.

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DPRK fires short-range projectiles into east waters: Yonhap

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday fired several short-range projectiles into its eastern waters, Yonhap news agency reported.

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Iran releases U.S. sailors held over entering territorial waters

Iranian authorities on Wednesday released 10 U.S. sailors held a day earlier over violating the country's waters, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said.

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Iran navy detains 2 U.S. boats with 10 crew in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards detained two U.S. boats with 10 crew aboard after the boats entered Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf "illegally," the country's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

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China's anti-pirate fleet returns from Somali waters

A Chinese navy flotilla that has been escorting commercial vessels in pirate-plagued Somali waters returned home on Friday, after its mission completed.

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Six Bodies spotted, three recovered from missing AirAsia official

Indonesian rescuers searching for the missing AirAsia plane had spotted six bodies and pulled three from waters off the southern coast of Kalimantan island, Indonesia 's rescue regency said here on Tuesday.

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Indonesia resumes search for missing AirAsia plane

Search and rescue operation for an AirAsia plane that went missing on Sunday with 162 people on board resumed on Monday morning, rescuer said here.

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DPRK slams S.Korea's shelling toward its territorial waters

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday strongly denounced South Korean shelling near its border, saying the Korean People's Army (KPA) was fully prepared to strike back, the official news agency KCNA reported.

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DPRK, S. Korea exchange fire across maritime border

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea on Monday exchanged fire into the sea across the western maritime border, Yonhap news agency reported.

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Britain summons Spanish ambassador over ship "incursion" into Gibraltar waters

Britain's Foreign Office said Tuesday it is summoning Spanish ambassador after a Spanish ship entered waters off Gibraltar.

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China bans fishing in waters off DPRK's east coast

Chinese fishermen have been told to stop fishing in the waters off the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s east coast because of a bilateral dispute over fuel supplies.

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East China sea patrol

The latest on a territorial dispute between China and Japan over an island chain in the East China sea.