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  • Dynamic Mariner-20 begins

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    According to a press release published by the NATO website on September 25, 2020, seven NATO Allies have started the NATO naval military exercise Dynamic Mariner-20 (DYMR20) off the coast […]

  • CMA CGM ransomware

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    By Catalin Cimpanu With today’s news that French shipping giant CMA CGM has been hit by a ransomware attack, this now means that all of the four biggest maritime shipping companies in […]

  • Dover cocaine find

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    About a tonne of cocaine with a street value of approximately £100m has been found hidden in a shipment of fruit. The Class A drug was found in pallets on […]

  • Marsec cyber concerns

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    Cyber-attacks against maritime and shipping organizations are only increasing. Notwithstanding the IMO’s requirement for organizations in this sector to achieve cyber resilience by 2021, more and more entities are being […]

  • USS Roosevelt visits Black Sea

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    The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) began its northbound international strait transit en route to the Black Sea, Sept. 15, 2020, to conduct maritime security operations with […]

  • Frontex gets airborne

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    The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is planning to launch another project that would help the agency in its mission to better protect the borders of the external […]

  • Nigerian Government Moves to Enforce Anti-Piracy Law As Proposed Stiff Penalties Await Offenders

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    The Nigerian Federal Government has embarked on measures to ensure a smooth enforcement of the newly enacted anti piracy law as part of efforts to stem criminality on Nigerian waters. […]

  • Theft Aboard Vessel at Pointe Noire Anchorage, Congo

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    08:30 Friday 20th March, 2020 While in approx. position 04°43N, 11°46E an unspecified MV was reportedly robbed while at Pointe Noire anchorage. Vessel and crew are reported safe. Source: MDAT-GoG

  • Supply Vessel Reported Safe After Suspicious Approach By Two Skiffs off Soyo Angola

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    March 15, 16:05 UTC: In position 06°04’32S – 012°18’26E, while at Soyo anchorage in Angola, a supply vessel (NAME WITHHELD) was approached by two skiffs with 4 and 6 persons […]

  • Boarding and Theft Off Lagos, Nigeria

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    March 19, 00:45 UTC: In position 06°18’48N – 003°21’18E, an intruder was found on the deck of an MT (NAME WITHHELD) by the deck patrol. The security team member used […]

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