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Yemeni Warring Parties Set Up Joint Ceasefire Observation Posts in Hodeida
October 23: Yemen’s warring parties have set up joint frontline observation posts in the flashpoint port city of Hodeida, the United Nations said on Wednesday, the latest step in U.N. […]
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Japan Considers Assigning Two SDF Vessels to New Middle East Mission
October 20: Japan may assign two Self-Defense Force vessels to help protect Middle East waterways as part of a dispatch plan under consideration, according to a government source . Chief […]
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France Announces 3-Pronged Security Partnership with India for Southern Indian Ocean
October 26: French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-pronged security partnership with India in the southern Indian Ocean in the backdrop of China’s growing ambitions in the region. Macron stated that India and France were sharing […]
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39 People Found Dead in Refrigerated Truck That Came From Zeebrugge, Belgium Through Purfleet port in England
UPDATE October 28: The below article previously reported that the 39 people found dead were Chinese nationals. Police have now stated that they are still working on confirming identities, and […]
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CORRECTION: False Report of Attack/Hijacking of OSV Near Port Gentil, Gabon
UPDATE October 29: The below incident has now been confirmed to have been misreported. The vessel was reportedly not attacked, but did require medical support. UPDATE October 24, 19:07 UTC: […]
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Mombasa, Kenya Identified As Narcotics Trafficking Hub
October 18: The Kenyan city of Mombasa, the largest port in East Africa, has become the capital of a new drug trafficking route. Heroin from Asia and cocaine from Latin […]
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7 Suspected Security Personnel Impersonators Amongst 23 Suspected Oil Thieves Arrested in Last Month in Rivers, Nigeria
October 18: The Nigerian Navy on Friday [October 18] said it arrested seven alleged impostors parading themselves as security personnel in Port Harcourt the day before. Cdr. Murtala Rogo, Base Operations […]
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ICJ Postpones Kenya-Somalia Maritime Border Case
October 18: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has postponed the maritime border case between Somalia and Kenya to June 2020. The Hague-based court has agreed to Kenya’s request for […]
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Fishing Vessel Attacked and Boarded At Entrance of Wouri River, Cameroon
October 13, 00:10 UTC: On the 13th October 2019 at 0010UTC a fishing vessel was attacked by an unknown number of pirates onboard a speed boat at the entrance of […]
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Omani Police Arrest 8 and Seize Two Vessels On Suspicion of Diesel Smuggling
October 10: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) have announced that they arrested eight expats and seized two boats suspected of being involved in attempting to smuggle diesel near Khasab. Source: […]
