Month: August 2018

  • Captain claims hijack

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    Still awaiting confirmation of hijack. Tanker PANTELENA was hijacked and held by pirates for 9 days Captain of Greek tanker PANTELENA spoke to Georgia First Channel TV and said, that […]

  • New head for IRGC

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    Khamenei also called for the enhancement of Iranian naval forces’ presence in international waters Leader Appoints New Commander to IRGC Navy Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei […]

  • Missing tanker found

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    Pantelena turns up, but no news on why it went missing. Tanker with Georgian and Russian crew found off Gabon TASS, August 24. The oil tanker, the Pantelena flying the […]

  • PH patrol boats boosted

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    New vessels to bolster capability. Philippines commissions 2 more patrol ships from Japan The Philippines commissioned into service two more Japan-made patrol ships on Thursday, the final batch of a […]

  • Militant Delta threat

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    New threats from militants. Amnesty : Return our guns within 21 days or…, ex-militants tell Ondo govt By Dayo Johnson & Jimitota Onoyume FORMER militants in the riverine areas of […]

  • Yachter’s pirate encounter

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    Roy Erez, sailing to Jamaica, was forced at gunpoint by crew of local fishing boat to take on unknown passenger; vessel later boarded by soldiers, redirected to Colombia Israeli yachtsman […]

  • NATO, Japan exercise

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    No message for Russia there… NATO and Japan conduct joint exercise in the Baltic Sea BALTIC SEA – Yesterday, Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) participated in a Passing Exercise […]

  • Boost for Bengal

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    Modi to attend BIMSTEC summit in Nepal, call for cooperation against terror, other security threats India wants Bay of Bengal to be ‘common security space’ Anirban Bhaumik With most of […]

  • Pakistan Navy heads out

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    Pakistan Navy to deploy. Pakistan Navy starts independent maritime security patrols ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy has started independent maritime security patrols in the region for which two of its units were […]

  • Nigeria protests piracy stats

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    Sends protest to IMO. Nigeria protests global piracy reports By Emeka Anaeto,  Business Editor and Godwin Oritse Contrary to the reports of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, which put Nigeria […]

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