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- The Information Fusion Centre ”“ Indian Ocean Region (IFCIOR) set up last year has started functioning as an information sharing hub of maritime data and “cuing incident responses” to maritime security situations through a collaborative approach.
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- At the just concluded Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC),National Security Adviser Ajit Doval had offered countries in the IOR use of the facility to track movement of vessels on the high seas.
- The major centres with which regular exchange of maritime security information is being undertaken include Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Centre (VRMTC), Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa(MSCHOA), Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery (ReCAAP), Information Fusion Centre-Singapore (IFC-SG), and International Maritime Bureau – Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC).