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Two Foreign Workers Kidnapped From Nigerian Oil Rig
April 27: A Canadian and a Scottish oil worker were kidnapped by armed men off a rig in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta over the weekend, a military spokesperson told CNN […]
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Air Strike Hits Tripoli As Eastern Libyan Forces Send Warship to Ras Lanuf Oil Port
April 27: Air strikes hit the Libyan capital late on Saturday as eastern forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar pursued a three-week campaign to take Tripoli and also confirmed for the […]
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Attempted Robbery at Lagos Anchorage
April 24: Posn: 06:20.3N – 003:20.5E, Lagos Anchorage, Nigeria.Three robbers in a small craft approached and boarded an anchored tanker. Duty AB on routine rounds noticed the robbers near the […]
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Pirates Behind Attacks off Somalia Apr 19-21 Captured; 23 Hostages Released
Apr 23: The capture of a Yemeni dhow off the Somalian coast [on April 19] was all that initially went right for a suspected pirate gang. Four days later they […]
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October 28-30 | Bahrain | BIDEC 2019
Preparations have begun for BIDEC 2019, one of the region’s key International defence exhibitions with key partners confirming participation. Following the outstanding success of the first Bahrain International Defence Exhibition […]
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Nigerian Governor Seeks Support in Tackling Maritime Crime
April 19: Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has charged the Joint Task Force “Operation Delta Safe” to vigorously undertake efforts that will lead to curbing kidnapping, sea piracy and sundry crimes […]
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Two Moldovans Arrested for Smuggling $1m USD-Worth of Cocaine In Fruit Container in Odessa
April 23: Security Service officers, along with prosecutors and police officers from Odessa, Ukraine, have uncovered a cocaine smuggling operation using a fruit container at the port. An estimated $1,000,000 […]
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Iran’s Zarif Warns US of ‘Consequences’ Over Oil Sanctions, Strait of Hormuz
April 25: The United States must be prepared for consequences if it tries to stop Iran from selling oil and using the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad […]
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Bulgaria Police Seize 200kg Cocaine from Black Sea During Three Operations
April 17: Bulgarian border police have discovered and seized more than 200 kilograms (441 pounds) of cocaine in waters near the country’s Black Sea coast. The District Prosecutor’s Office in […]
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Canadian Navy Vessel Makes Third Drug Bust in Two Weeks in Indian Ocean
April 18: An Esquimalt-based ship made its third drug bust of the month last week. On April 18, HMCS Regina seized 1.5 tonnes of hashish and 10.5 kilograms of heroin […]
