Month: February 2015

  • Madagascar to host maritime information centre

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    New centre to boost maritime awareness. Madagascar to host maritime information centre Stephen Spark Work is to start next month on a regional maritime information centre (RMIC) for the western […]

  • IS: planning to use Libya as gateway

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    Islamic State militants are planning a takeover of Libya. Islamic State ‘planning to use Libya as gateway to Europe’ Exclusive: Jihadists hoping to use Libya as a “gateway” to wage […]

  • Bay of Bengal pirate attack

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    Bay of Bengal remains highly dangerous for fishing vessels. 8 fishermen injured by bullets in Bay Eight fishermen were injured by bullets as pirates attacked their trawlers in the Bay […]

  • Piracy crackdown boosts IUU fishing

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    Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing returns to Somali waters. A Crackdown on Somali Pirates Has Made Illegal Fishing Safe Again BY JESSICA HATCHER Piracy was good to Omar Hassan. The skinny […]

  • Drug Smuggling Alert for Commercial Shipping

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    Warning from P&I Club. Drug Smuggling Alert for Commercial Shipping The use of vessel to smuggle contraband is not new, but it is a risk which shipowners should continue to take very […]

  • EUNAVFOR: New Commander From Royal Swedish Navy

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    New Commander for Op Atalanta. EU Naval Force Has New Force Commander From Royal Swedish Navy On Friday 13 February 2015, Rear Admiral Jonas Haggren from the Royal Swedish Navy […]

  • HMS Argyll intercepts Russian Frigate

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    Russian frigate shadowed in Channel. HMS Argyll intercepts Russian Frigate A Royal Navy warship has tracked a Russian frigate off the coast of France and monitored her movement through the […]

  • Houthis seize 3 Sukhoi fighter jets

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    Planes taken to northern Saada province. Houthis seize 3 Sukhoi fighter jets Houthi militants have seized upon three jets that arrived from Russia aboard a Ukranian cargo ship. Shiite Houthi […]

  • Security guard dead in Seychelles

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    Investigation ongoing.  Security guard dead in Seychelles Seychelles News Agency reports that a 33-year-old Estonian man has been found dead in the sea at New Port, Victoria on February 13th. […]

  • ReCAAP reports on hijacking, IED

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    IED was not a viable explosive device. ReCAAP has issued a report on the hijacking of the MT Lapin, which occurred on February 13th.  As per our previous article, six […]

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