Areas of Risk

  • Malacca Strait Patrols

    Piracy and militancy threatening region’s waters. The Malacca Strait Patrols: Finding Common Ground – Analysis A decade has passed since the Malacca Strait Patrols were launched as a holistic initiative […]

  • Plane scares pirates off

    Pirates scared off by plane. Navy Plane Foils Piracy Attempt in Western Arabian Sea New Delhi: The Indian Navy, with the help of its long-range anti-submarine warfare aircraft, has thwarted […]

  • Abu Sayyaf attacks continue

    Aby Sayyaf attacks continue. Third Tug Attacked by Pirates in Sulu Sea On Friday, the towing vessel TB Henry was hijacked and four of her crewmembers kidnapped off of Lahad […]

  • Calls to bar China from RIMPAC

    The Obama administration should rescind the conditional invitation for the PLAN to join RIMPAC 2016. By Shirley Kan Rescind China’s Invitation to Join RIMPAC 2016 Before It’s Too Late Hawaii’s […]

  • Iran fights off pirates. Again.

    Iran claims another victory… Iran navy repels pirate attack on merchant ship The Iranian Navy has thwarted seven pirate boat attacks on an Iranian merchant vessel sailing in the Red […]

  • Somali Piracy Deja Vu

    Complacency still the big issue. Somali Piracy Deja Vu Watching recent news stories unfold about the Indian Ocean, and Somali piracy in particular, I am struck by the passage of time. […]

  • Hundreds die in Med

    Another tragedy at sea. Hundreds dead after capsize, say survivors Hundreds of migrants drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, survivors have told the BBC – although there is […]

  • SAMI enters liquidation

    Industry body shuts shop. SAMI goes into liquidation after membership halves HOLLY BIRKETT The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) says it has become a victim of its own […]

  • Terrorists on the Ocean

    How real is the risk of maritime terrorism? Terrorists on the Ocean: Sea Monsters in the 21st Century By CAPT Robert N. Hein, USN The call of the ocean has […]

  • Sayyaf snatches 4 sailors

    Third abduction in recent weeks. Sayyaf suspects snatch 4 sailors Francisco Tuyay AN Indonesian sailor was shot and wounded while four of his compatriots were abducted by suspected Abu Sayyaf […]