Month: November 2018
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Nigeria’s piracy loss
Huge scale of loss highlights the issues in region. Maritime piracy: Nigeria loses US$2.74bn in four years Piracy attacks in the Nigerian maritime domain are taking alarming toll on shipping […]
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CMF in new bust
Huge total haul for the year beats 2017 figures. HMS Dragon seizes 3 tonnes of drugs from dhow in Indian Ocean HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer, has […]
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CMF on charcoal smuggling
lllegal trade funds terror group. CTF152 Hold Counter Charcoal Smuggling Conference The second conference on combatting the illegal smuggling of Somalian charcoal was held at the Combined Maritime Forces headquarters in […]
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Nigeria oil deal scrutiny
Wrongdoing denied. Nigeria loses $6bn from ‘corrupt’ oil deal linked to fraud By Russell Padmore A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a […]
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Crimea tensions
Tensions have been ongoing for some time. Russia-Ukraine tensions rise after Kerch Strait ship capture Ukraine’s parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law as anger over the […]
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Envoy arrives in Hodeidah
Push for peace talks continues. U.N. envoy to Yemen arrives in Red Sea city of Hodeidah: witnesses HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived […]
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UK retains OPVs
Brexit forces rethink? UK’s Batch 1 OPVs retained as more Type 26 names announced by Richard Thomas The UK will retain three Batch 1 River-class OPVs for use by the Royal Navy in […]
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JTF Delta crackdown
JTF continue crackdown. Nigerian military taskforce destroys 156 boats, 300 refineries in Niger Delta The Commander of the joint military taskforce operating in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, Rear […]
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Azov tensions continue
Ukraine accused Russia of “aggressive actions”. Russia says inspections in Crimean waters legitimate The Russian inspections of ships sailing through the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are legitimate […]
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Shortfall in UK MPA
Concerns over assets. UK Officers Highlight Shortfall in Maritime Patrol Capacity by Grant Turnbull Senior officers from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have admitted that, despite the […]
