"Chinese coastguard vessels sailed near disputed islands claimed by Japan and China in the East China Sea on Monday, marking the second such incident in less than a week." Source: Japan claims Chinese …
Japan deploys missile interceptor near North Korea flight path
"Japan on Tuesday moved a mobile missile-defense system on the northern island of Hokkaido to a base near recent North Korean missile flyover routes." Source: Japan deploys missile interceptor near …
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Japan refuels U.S. missile defense ships under new security laws
"Under new security laws that took effect last year, the Maritime Self-Defense Force has refueled U.S. ships patrolling to counter North Korean missile launches, a Japanese government source said …
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Drills with Russia put Chinese navy to the test in unfamiliar waters
"Naval experts said the exercises were aimed at showing that China and Russia were drawing closer amid simmering tensions over the Korean peninsula, with Beijing calling on the United States, Japan …
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Smuggling operations at sea targeted in latest UN sanctions against North Korea
"Traders along the border between China and North Korea said Chinese authorities had already cracked down on smuggling of products including seafood and coal after previous rounds of sanctions and now …
Chinese navy keeps firm focus on northern shores as North Korean tensions rise
"China’s navy has remained firmly focused on protecting its northern shores in the last two years – shifting its attention only briefly at the height of tensions in the South China Sea." Source: …
Malaysia says foils hijacking of Thai tanker, 10 pirates arrested
"Malaysian authorities thwarted the hijacking of a Thai oil tanker on Thursday and arrested 10 suspected Indonesian pirates on board the ship, a maritime security agency commander said." Source: …
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US ‘planning more regular’ South China Sea patrols
"The Pentagon is planning to conduct more regular patrols in the South China Sea – as many as two to three a month – to assert freedom of navigation in disputed waters claimed by China, The Wall …
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Libyan coastguard rescues nearly 500 off Tripoli
"Libya’s coastguard rescued nearly 500 migrants on Tuesday at sea west of the capital Tripoli, a spokesman said, underlining the challenge of trying to slow an exodus from Africa and the Middle …
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10 missing after USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship; search underway
"A Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS John S. McCain, collided with a commercial vessel east of Singapore early Monday morning local time, the Navy said." Source: 10 missing after USS John S. …