Areas of Risk
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SA in “conversation” with Mozambique on Op Copper
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) heard the South African military, in all probability in the form of the Joint Operations Division, “prompted a conversation” with Mozambique as regards […]
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Unsafe and Unprofessional Interaction with IRGCN FIAC in Strait of Hormuz
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN – On May 10, 2021, Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted […]
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USS Monterey Seizes Illicit Weapons in the North Arabian Sea
From U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) seized an illicit shipment of weapons from a stateless dhow in international waters of the North Arabian […]
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Royal Canadian Navy sets new CMF record for drug seizures
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship HMCS Calgary has made the largest ever heroin bust in Combined Maritime Forces history, operating under the command of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force […]
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Soft Cyber Laws Make Port Facilities Soft Cyber Targets
By CDR Michael C. Petta There is widespread recognition that cybersecurity vulnerabilities make the maritime transportation system a soft target. For example, about 10 years ago, a European Union study found “inadequate […]
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NIMASA trains 250 cadets to boost maritime security
By Adaku Onyenucheya The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that it is training 250 new cadets to man its various security platforms in the Lagos-Bayelsa coastal […]
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Indonesia police seize meth worth $82 million, arrest 17
Indonesian police said Wednesday they have smashed a drug smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tons of methamphetamine into the country from Afghanistan, a haul worth about $82 million. One Indonesian […]
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NIMASA To Launch Deep Blue Project
BY ANAYO ONUKWUGHA Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said it will soon launch its deep blue project aimed at tackling insecurity within the country’s maritime corridors. Special […]
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Saudi Arabia says it foiled boat attack off Yanbu
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it had intercepted an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after maritime security firms cited “unconfirmed reports” of an attack on a […]
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US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian gunboats
Michael Gabriel Hernandez A US patrol boat fired warning shots at Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf after they approached at rapid speed and came within an “unnecessarily close range […]
