Areas of Risk
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Coast Guard, Partners Interdict 7 Suspected Drug-Smuggling Vessels in the Caribbean over 10 days
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations and the Dutch Caribbean coast guard interdicted seven suspected drug smuggling vessels over […]
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CMA CGM-chartered boxship escapes Gulf of Guinea attack
By Adam Corbett A CMA CGM-chartered boxship attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday is now safe, according the vessel’s owner. The attack on the 3,000-teu Port […]
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US nuclear submarine crosses Strait of Hormuz
A US nuclear submarine crossed the Strait of Hormuz Monday in a new show of force directed at Iran as the anniversary of the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani […]
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China says aircraft carrier group on way to South China Sea for drills
BEIJING: An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s […]
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Maersk Boxship Boarded off West Africa
The geared container ship Maersk Cadiz was boarded by pirates off West Africa on Saturday afternoon, Maersk Line confirmed Sunday. While the Maersk Cadiz was under way on a short […]
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US Coast Guard seizes 3,700 pounds of coke in the Caribbean in 10 days
Julien Neaves The US Coast Guards and partner agencies have interdicted seven suspected drug smuggling vessels over 10 days near the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico in the Eastern Caribbean. […]
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Navy to acquire two warships in 2021
The Nigerian Navy will take delivery of two warships in 2021 in an effort to boost operations in the nation’s territorial waters. Sileranda Lassa, Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command Oghara, […]
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Third Quarter Piracy And Armed Robbery Reports
The latest report of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) for the third quarter of 2020 showed a total of 132 incidents of armed robbery and piracy. In comparison to Q3 […]
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US Navy to adopt ‘more assertive posture’ against China and Russia
Helen Davidson in Taipei, and agencies The Pentagon has warned that US maritime forces will become more forceful in responding to acts of aggression, expansionism, and breaches of international law, […]
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Navy begins battle against pirates, others
By Precious Igbonwelundu and Halima Balogun To reinforce its intolerance to piracy, oil theft and other maritime illegalities, the Nigerian Navy has begun its annual Chief of the Naval Staff’s […]
