Month: July 2016

  • Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew

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    Militants attack another oil company. Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew, Kill 2 Unnamed militants attacked a boat transporting Eni workers in the Niger Delta region June 29, killing two, an […]

  • Cyber threat to merchant vessels

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    Hackers target merchants in Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Vessels in Gulf of Guinea Targeted by Email Phishing THE MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received information that […]

  • Italy swoops on smugglers

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    Traffickers captured by Italians. Italy arrests 38 suspected migrant smugglers who ‘sold organs’ for $15,000 At least 38 suspected migrant smugglers have been arrested in Italy who are thought to […]

  • Iran’s naval ambitions

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    Bad news for invisible Somali pirates… Iranian Commander: Navy to Launch Homegrown Destroyer, Submarine Soon Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said new domestically-made military hardware, including Sahand destroyer […]

  • Oil price sees kidnap rise

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    Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]

  • Iran’s latest pirate claim

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    Of course they did. Absolutely. Completely legitimate. Navy stops 115 pirates from attacking Iranian tanker Iranian Navy’s 41st fleet rescued an Iranian-owned oil tanker from 12 pirate boats carrying 115 […]

  • South China Sea drills

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    China reasserts its authority. China to hold military drills in South China Sea China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of a ruling by an […]

  • Oil workers killed in Nigeria

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    Pirates blamed for attack. Three oil workers killed in Nigeria Suspected pirates have killed three men working for the Nigerian Agip Oil Company in the West African country’s restive swamplands, […]

  • Libya detains tanker

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    Vessel carrying petrol when its was detained. Tanker with 5 Russian crewmen detained off Libya A tanker with a crew of Russian, Ukrainian and Greek members was detained off the […]

  • US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters

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    US Navy doesn’t pull punches. US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters Weak leadership, poor judgment and a lack of “warfighting toughness” led to the capture of 10 US […]

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