West Africa

  • Pirate hackers?

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    No real details given by Verizon. High-tech pirates hacked a shipping company to figure out the perfect vessels to plunder Paul Szoldra Tech-savvy pirates once breached the servers of a global shipping […]

  • Gulf of Guinea security

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    Allegations MTISC-GoG security has been compromised. BIMCO: Security Breach in Anti-Piracy Program On Monday, BIMCO and The Standard Club issued a warning regarding an alleged security breach in the Maritime […]

  • Pirates, policy and academics

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    Can academics help or hinder the fight against piracy? Modeling Piracy: A Bridge Between the Academic and Policy Communities By Andrew Scott for Denver Dialogues This January, the Sié Chéou-Kang Center […]

  • MAST adds RA

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    PMSC adds former Rear Admiral. MAST appoint Rear Admiral Anthony Rix as new Business Development and Board advisor International maritime security company MAST have announced today the appointment of Rear […]

  • Pirates threaten hostage

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    Pirates took two crew hostage from ship. Nigerian pirates threaten to kill captured Russian sailor Maritime bandits who abducted a Russian seaman after a failed attack on a ship off […]

  • West African piracy concerns

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    It’s hardly “new” to the maritime world. This is the New Piracy Hot Spot BY LAURA SECORUN PALET It’s Tuesday morning, and Phillip Belcher pauses anxiously before opening an email. […]

  • Pirates free hostages

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    Leon Dias crew released by captors. Foreign sailors seized off Nigeria freed Niger Delta oil rebels have freed five foreign hostages seized last month off the coast of Nigeria, a […]

  • Nigerian military on red alert

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    Tough talk does little to hide reality in Delta. Nigeria: ‘Military On Red Alert to Combat Militants – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin, has said that […]

  • New patrol boat for Ivory Coast

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    Navy plans to add 40 new ships in total. Ivory Coast receives final RPB-33 patrol boat The Ivory Coast’s navy has received its third and final RPB33 patrol vessel from […]

  • Delta continues to heat up

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    Continues to avoid arrest but denies stirring up trouble. Tompolo denies giving Buhari ultimatum to withdraw soldiers Lovelyn Okocha Former General Officer Commanding, GOC, Movement for the Emancipation of the […]

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