Areas of Risk

  • Fish licence furore

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    Firm set up by fisheries minister Tony Baldry criticised by United Nations Security Council for deal that allows foreign fishing vessels into waters off Somaliland. Ex-Tory MP accused by UN […]

  • Indo, China fishing spat

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    Illegal fishing is the elephant in the room. Indonesia protests against Chinese ‘breach of sovereignty’ Indonesia has formally protested to China over what it says was an infringement of its […]

  • Hostage reported killed

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    Local reports that sailor killed. Russia Has No Confirmation of Death of Russian Sailor Captured in Nigeria The Russian embassy in Nigeria said Monday that it had still no confirmation […]

  • Migrants, the Med and Merchants

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    Suggestion fails to take into account military aims. Unemployed Seafarers on Passenger Vessels Could Rescue Migrants by Captain John Dalby Whilst acknowledging, indeed applauding, the great work being undertaken by […]

  • Nigerian Navy steps up patrols

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    Navy hopes show of strength will deter criminality…again. Niger Delta: Navy rolls out arsenal on waterways; warns against vandalism, oil theft By John Owen Nwachukwu The Nigerian Navy, in a […]

  • Nigerian pirates kill two

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    Violence in Niger Delta continues. ‘Suspected pirates’ kill two soldiers in Nigeria’s south: army Nigeria’s military today said suspected pirates killed two soldiers in a gun battle in the oil-producing […]

  • Boosting the catch

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    EUNAVFOR keeping an eye on fishing. Operation Atalanta Flagship ITS Carabiniere Keeps Watchful Eye Over UN FAO ‘Fish Beacons’ at Sea that are Helping to Increase Catches for Somali Fishermen […]

  • Obangame Express begins

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    Cooperation improves regional response to threats. Nigeria urged to show political will in fighting maritime insecurity  Bayo Akinloye As the 2016 Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express kicked off on Thursday in Senegal, […]

  • ReCAAP hosts meet

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    Discussed increase in piracy for 2015 ReCAAP hosts 10th Governing Council Meeting. At the 10th Governing Council Meeting of the ReCAAP ISC held on 15-17 March 2016 in Singapore hosted […]

  • Vietnamese boat rammed

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    Not the first time this has happened. Chinese vessel allegedly hits, sinks Vietnamese boat in Vietnam’s waters A vessel believed to be Chinese rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat […]

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