Tag: Indian Ocean

• Sunday, May 9th 2021 - 10:05 UTC

  Chinese rocket disintegrates near Maldive Islands; nobody hurt

  

  The Chinese Long March 5B rocket which was aimlessly earthbound causing fears as to where it might fall have disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, it was reported.

• Thursday, November 19th 2020 - 08:12 UTC

  US Navy organizing a new Fleet covering the Indian and Pacific oceans

  

  The Secretary of the United States Navy has called for the establishment of a new fleet at the intersection of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. “We can’t just rely on the Seventh Fleet in Japan,” Kenneth Braithwaite said while addressing the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium, which was held virtually this year.

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 17:23 UTC

  In a broadcast 124m below sea level, Seychelles president calls for better protection of oceans

  

  The Seychelles president has gone below the surface of the Indian Ocean to call for better protection for the world's seas. Danny Faure said that a healthy ocean was “crucial for the survival of humanity” in a broadcast made 124m (406ft) below sea level. He had joined a British-led expedition exploring the ocean's depths.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 08:00 UTC

  Chagos dispute back on the table: the International Court of Justice to address the issue next week

  

  The British government has been accused of threatening a close ally in an increasingly bitter diplomatic tug-of-war over the fate of a tiny, strategic archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2017 - 17:21 UTC

  Chinese Navy launches 10,000-tonne destroyer

  

  China's Navy Wednesday launched a new 10,000-tonne domestically designed and produced destroyer. The vessel, of the Type 055 class, is the first of a new generation of destroyers equipped with new air defense, anti-missile, anti-ship and anti-submarine weapons, and it is regarded as a challenge to naval rivals in Asia. The ship entered the water following a ceremony at Shanghai's Jiangnan Shipyard.

• Thursday, January 28th 2016 - 05:40 UTC

  Falklands' veteran ex HMS Hermes to decommissioned by Indian Navy

  

  Aircraft carrier from Portsmouth that fought in the Falklands War is making her final journey before being decommissioned after almost 60 years of active service. HMS Hermes served with distinction in the conflict against Argentina in 1982 before being sold to the Indian Navy and renamed INS Viraat.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2014 - 09:25 UTC

  Malaysia officially declares that Flight MH370 crashed in the Indian Ocean

  

  The Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over two weeks ago crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on Monday. New satellite analysis from Britain had shown that Flight MH370, with 239 people on board, was last seen in the middle of the Indian Ocean west of Perth, Australia, he said in a statement.

• Tuesday, August 7th 2012 - 15:19 UTC

  Professional fishermen to catch sharks that are attacking surfers in Reunion Islands

  

  France will hire professional fishermen to kill some 20 sharks off the Indian Ocean island of Reunion this week in an effort to understand the reasons for a series of attacks in the surfing hotspot.