Coast guard
Eco-friendly and ultra-luxury: How Bahrain hopes to revive its natural pearl industry
Middle East
February 22, 2022
Eco-friendly and ultra-luxury: How Bahrain hopes to revive its natural pearl industry
(CNN)An island kingdom just off the Arabian Peninsula, known as the first emirate nation to discover oil in 1932, wants to…
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
Middle East
March 13, 2021
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Protesters attacked a coast guard station in southern Iran after a patrol from the force shot…
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
Middle East
November 26, 2018
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…
Five men rescued after days adrift in South Pacific in small boat
World
July 13, 2015
Five men rescued after days adrift in South Pacific in small boat
Five men are presumably relieved beyond measure after being rescued from a small aluminum boat with no engine that had…
Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise
World
June 6, 2015
Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise
Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as…