FREDERICTON IS CURRENTLY:
Stalking in the Gulf of Aden
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This page was specifically constructed for the 2009/2010 OP SAIPH Deployment in order to offer quick links to pictures, news articles, ship's guestbook and more, so you can stay in touch with the ship more than ever.
Latest Updates, 20 Mar 2010:
HMCS FREDERICTON has been continuing anti-terrorism operations and is now operating in the Gulf of Aden. She has been involved in several Flag Verification Boardings and Assisted Approach Visits; situations where the Naval Boarding Party will approach a vessel in order to gain more information and contribute to the Recognized Maritime Picture in the Gulf of Aden. Spirits are high on the ship, as over 75% of the deployment has now been successfully completed.
HMCS FREDERICTON IS CURRENTLY:
Stalking in the Gulf of Aden
Private security guards shot and killed a Somali pirate during an attack on a merchant ship off the coast of East Africa in what is believed to be the first such killing by armed contractors, the EU Naval Force spokesman said Wednesday.
The death comes amid fears that increasingly aggressive pirates and the growing use of armed private security contractors onboard vessels could fuel increased violence on the high seas. The handling of the case may have legal implications beyond the individuals involved in Tuesday's shooting.
The guards were onboard the MV Almezaan when a pirate group approached it twice, said EU Naval Force spokesman Cmdr. John Harbour. During the second approach on the Panamanian-flagged cargo ship which is United Arab Emirates owned, there was an exchange of fire between the guards and the pirates.
An EU Naval Force frigate was dispatched to the scene and launched a helicopter that located the pirates. Seven pirates were found, including one who had died from small caliber gunshot wounds, indicating he had been shot by the contractors, said Harbour. The six remaining pirates were taken into custody.
HMCS Fredricton crewman operating from Helicopter.
Your Canadian Crew assigned to the Gulf faces these treacherous pirates daily. Stay safe Canada is proud of you ! !.
On a side note: cooks now produce a weapon against Terrorism (tongue in Cheek)
GAUHATI, India - The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world's hottest chili.
After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized bhut jolokia, or ghost chili, to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defence officials said Tuesday.
The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest chili. It is grown and eaten in India's northeast for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.
It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
The chili grenade has been found fit for use after trials in Indian defence laboratories, a fact confirmed by scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organization, Col. R. Kalia, a defence spokesman in the northeastern state of Assam, told The Associated Press.
This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs, R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO said.
Srivastava, who led a defence research laboratory in Assam, said trials are also on to produce bhut jolokia-based aerosol sprays to be used by women against attackers and for the police to control and disperse mobs.
GAUHATI, India - The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world's hottest chili.
After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized bhut jolokia, or ghost chili, to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defence officials said Tuesday.
The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world's spiciest chili. It is grown and eaten in India's northeast for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.
It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
The chili grenade has been found fit for use after trials in Indian defence laboratories, a fact confirmed by scientists at the Defence Research and Development Organization, Col. R. Kalia, a defence spokesman in the northeastern state of Assam, told The Associated Press.
This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs, R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO said.
Srivastava, who led a defence research laboratory in Assam, said trials are also on to produce bhut jolokia-based aerosol sprays to be used by women against attackers and for the police to control and disperse mobs.
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