Month: October 2013

  • Southeast Asia still worst for pirates

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    Despite several high profile incidents off the Horn of Africa, the lawless brigands heading in and out of the Suez Canal are not the worst offenders on the high seas. […]

  • Africom Promotes Maritime Security

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    Capacity-building efforts currently being advanced by U.S. Africa Command are helping African nations confront maritime crime, including piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. Africa Command Helps Partners Promote Maritime Security […]

  • Japan minister: China threatens peace

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    Japan’s defence minister says China’s behaviour over disputed East China Sea islands is jeopardising peace. Rhetoric has risen in recent days, with Japan reporting increased activity from China in the area. […]

  • Growing Concern in West Africa

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    The recent kidnapping of two American citizens from an off-shore resupply vessel 15 miles off the coast of Nigeria highlights the risks that seafarers face in the Gulf of Guinea.  […]

  • African leaders unite to combat piracy

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    West and central African leaders on Saturday said they were determined to cooperate on combatting piracy in the Gulf of Guinea as they met in Senegal. African leaders unite to […]

  • Greenpeace man fears losing years

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    A British journalist detained in Russia after a Greenpeace protest has said he fears “losing years of his life” being kept away from his family and friends. Greenpeace man fears […]

  • Search still on for sailors

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    Nigerian military officials were hunting on Friday for two Americans kidnapped at sea off Africa’s west coast, a fertile ground for pirates in recent years. Kidnapped Americans’ ship found but […]

  • China media: Japan tensions

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    Media criticise Japan’s desire to play a “more assertive” role in Asia, saying this leaves no room for negotiation to solve territorial disputes. China media: Japan tensions Media criticise Japan’s […]

  • Migrants rescued as EU leaders meet

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    Italian authorities have intercepted some 800 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the problem. Migrants rescued near Lampedusa as EU leaders meet […]

  • Chief of naval personnel visits NECC

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    The chief of naval personnel visited Navy Expeditionary Combat Command to tour its facilities and familiarize himself with the Navy’s expeditionary forces and their capabilities. Chief of naval personnel visits […]

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