Qatar suspends non-commercial maritime activities as security precaution

Qatar on Monday temporarily suspended non-commercial maritime activities as a precautionary security measure amid heightened regional tensions.

La Turquie pourrait-elle fermer le Bosphore à la Russie?

Suite à la destruction par la Turquie d'un bombardier russe engagé dans une opération contre le groupe djihadiste Etat islamique en Syrie, beaucoup se demandent si Ankara pourrait limiter le passage des navires russes via les détroits du Bosphore et des Dardanelles.

Russia mocks Sweden for desperate attempts to find Russian submarine. (Sweden submarine search called off)

Swedish armed forces of Sweden continue the operation to establish the existence of "foreign submarine activity" in the waters of the Stockholm archipelago. [***Sweden submarine search called off 24/10/14 ]
Officials with the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation believe that the actions of the Swedish authorities heighten tensions in the Baltic Sea, RT reports. As a result of the campaign, one may violate the rules for  maritime economic activities in the region, Russian officials said.

Philippines Detains 11 Chinese Fishermen

The Philippines government has detained 11 Chinese fishermen and their boat in the South China Sea, prompting an angry response from Beijing.

The incident threatens to worsen relations between Beijing and Manila, which are involved in a bitter territorial dispute in the South China Sea.

Philippines maritime officials say the Chinese crew was apprehended early Tuesday close to the Half Moon Shoal in the Spratly Islands.

The men were found to be in possession of hundreds of sea turtles, some species of which are protected under Philippine wildlife protection laws.

Japan’s surveillance of China maritime drills "a highly hazardous act of provocation". -China maintains the right to take further steps if similar incidents happen again.

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun says Japan’s surveillance of China’s maritime drills is "a highly hazardous act of provocation."

A Japanese navy vessel forced its way into the drill zone in the open seas of the western Pacific Ocean last Friday morning. It stayed there for almost three days, disturbing the drill and jeopardizing the safe navigation of Chinese vessels. It also sustained intense monitoring and surveillance during the drill.