The Latest Breaking News from the Indian Ocean

No crew members were injured in the attack

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

India's EAM Jaishankar said multilateral rules-based order, respect for sovereignty & territorial integrity is foundation for reviving Indian Ocean as strong community. India will contribute to build capacity, secure safety & security in region, focus on Maritime Safety & Security & Blue Economy. India will work to strengthen IORA's institutional,…

Maldivians are voting in the runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power, India or China, will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation

In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank said cost the world economy US$18 billion a year.

Months into a severe drought, authorities in the French overseas department of Mayotte have ordered taps shut off two days out of three. The island archipelago in the Indian Ocean is experiencing its worst dry spell in nearly 30 years.

Locals in Grande Comore island mobilised to rescue a 10-ton baby humpback whale stranded near the port of Moroni. With rudimentary means but much effort, they managed to keep the baby whale alive until it could move back into the Indian Ocean.

Population has declined dramatically due to overfishing and environmental changes in the Indian Ocean

Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific