MARINE NATIONALE SHIP LA FAYETTE IN SUPPORT OF CTF 150 SEIZED OVER 400 KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN

On 11 April 2018, Marine Nationale frigate La Fayette seized 413 kgs of heroin during a patrol in support of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF). La Fayette’s seizure is the third for the French Navy in support of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150). Together with Marine Nationale destroyer Jean de Vienne, the 2 French ships have confiscated over $370 million USD of drugs over the last two...

Merchant ships wary of Kerala ports

KOCHI: Over the past one year, there were seven instances of fishing boats colliding with ships outside territorial waters along Kerala’s coastline. Merchant shipping vessels are now worried over incurring massive financial losses due to bogus accident claims levelled against them with the connivance of some lawyers. Experts said the primary reasons for such accidents were untrained fishermen, boats without proper safety mechanisms and registrations fishing outside territorial waters and the lack of proper ship...

MARINE NATIONALE SHIP JEAN DE VIENNE AIDS CTF150 IN SEIZING OVER 11 TONNES OF DRUGS IN JUST 48 HRS

On 5 March 2018, the French Marine Nationale destroyer Jean de Vienne continued Combined Task Force (CTF) 150’s recent string of successes by seizing over 4 tonnes of hashish during an operation in the international waters of the Arabian Sea. Jean de Vienne’s seizure is the third for CTF150 in recent days, together with Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Warramunga, the 2 ships have confiscated over $400 million USD of narcotics in just 48...