Areas of Risk

  • Save the Children cuts migrant rescues

    More bad news for migrants. Save the Children suspends migrant rescues in Mediterranean ROME (Reuters) – International humanitarian group Save the Children said on Monday it had suspended migrant rescues […]

  • Indian Ocean alert

    Suspected pirate attack off Socotra Island. Indian Ocean alert While piracy off the coast of Somalia has largely been kept in check by naval forces like EUNAVFOR and the CMF […]

  • 6 crew kidnapped

    Nigerian pirate activity increasing in recent weeks. Nigerian Pirates Kidnap Six Boxship Crewmembers At 0600 on Saturday morning, eight pirates boarded the 3,000 TEU container ship Demeter at a position 40 nm […]

  • Hacking vessel satcoms

    Poorly protected systems still causing concern. Hack of shipping satcoms – Ken Munro Shipping is now always-on, connected through VSAT, GSM/LTE and even Wi-Fi. There are numerous systems with crew […]

  • Stowaways threaten ship

    Stowaways a significant problem in West Africa. Nigerian stowaways terrorized bulk carrier crew, Master issued distress signal Mikhail Voytenko Bulk carrier FRIEDERIKE requested assistance while en route from Lagos Nigeria […]

  • Iranian vessel sezied

    Cargo to be inspected. Yemeni PM says fishermen have seized Iranian vessel, sailors DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian vessel with 19 sailors on board has been seized near a Yemeni […]

  • Crocodile Smile II

    Exercise should suppress maritime crimes. Operation Crocodile Smile II: Army Assure Of Maritime Safety By George Odok The Nigerian Army has assured that the ongoing `Operation Crocodile Smile II’ in […]

  • Relief for St Maarten

    Monaco Yacht Show Highlights need for Relief for St Maarten On September 6th, 2017, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history hit the north Caribbean devastating everything within […]

  • Blast pirates out of sea

    As restrained as always. ‘Blast pirates out of the sea’- Duterte President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would ask the leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia to “blast” pirates out […]

  • New MPAs for Bangladesh

    Bay of Bengal often a kidnapper’s paradise. Bangladesh Navy Orders Two More Dornier 228NG Maritime Patrol Aircraft angladesh Navy has ordered two more Dornier 228 unarmed twin turborprop maritime patrol […]