Areas of Risk
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France, Nigeria piracy ops
Joint exercise in Gulf of Guinea. Nigerian, French navies partner against maritime insecurity By: Precious Igbonwelundu Plans are underway for Nigerian Navy (NN) and its French and Spanish counterparts to carry […]
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PLAN scares pirates off
Pirate action groups still in region. Suspected pirate vessels in Gulf of Aden dispersed by Chinese navy by Weida Li On November 15, a destroyer from the 27th Chinese naval escort […]
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Navy warns Delta militants
Renewed threat of militancy in Niger Delta. Naval chief to Avengers: We will stop you from bombing oil facilities Ibok-Ete Ibas, chief of naval staff, has warned the Niger Delta […]
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AdvanFort guards court date
Trial date for armed guards looms. Court case hope for jailed marine guards Mike Wade Relatives and friends of six British security guards imprisoned by the authorities in India hope […]
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Malaysia/SL training deal
Regional threats from piracy and Daesh-alligned terror groups continue. Sea combat training in Sri Lanka to upgrade skills in maritime security control By AINUL DURMAHYANTY DURMING LAHAD DATU: Malaysian security and […]
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Sabah curfew extended
Despite some gains, fight against ISIS-inspired terrorists in region continues. Esszone curfew in Sabah extended for another 2 weeks By WAH FAIZAL ISMAYATIM KOTA KINABALU: The 76th phase of the curfew […]
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New littorals for RSN
Vessels will patrol Singapore Strait. Singapore strengthens Maritime Security Task Force with two more Littoral Mission Vessels Ridzwan Rahmat The operational component of Singapore’s Maritime Security Task Force (MSTF) has […]
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Abu Sayyaf hostages freed
Only three survivors of kidnapped crew. Vietnamese fishermen rescued from Abu Sayyaf By Roel Pareño and Ian Nicolas Cigaral ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Four Vietnamese fishermen—one of them found dead—were […]
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Some Yemen ports to open
Port closures led to significant political pressure. Saudi-Led Coalition to Reopen Some Yemen Ports A Saudi-led coalition says it will reopen some airports and seaports in Yemen in order to […]
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Pirates free crew
Crew kidnap is still big business off Nigeria. Nigerian Pirates Release Six Demeter Crewmen Pirates have released the six crew members of the container ship Demeter who were kidnapped on October 21 […]
