Coastguard

  • India sacks ‘terror boat’ CG officer

    Incident involved suspected terrorist boat in January. Coast Guard DIG Loshali sacked for opposite stand on Pak boat New Delhi: The Coast Guard has sacked its DIG B K Loshali […]

  • Chinese navy conducts more drills

    More sabres rattled in South China Sea. South China Sea: Chinese navy conducts more drills By Jigmey Bhutia The Chinese navy has conducted live-fire exercises in the disputed South China […]

  • Piracy Down in Asia

    ReCAAP’s count for November brings the total number of incidents this year to 183. Piracy Down for Third Month in Asia Piracy in Asia declined for the third straight month […]

  • Suspect vessels warning for India

    Indian coast always on alert for terror threats or suspected pirates. Coast Guard alerts fishermen about ‘suspected vessels’ AHMEDABAD: Fishermen along the Gujarat coast were on Tuesday alerted over ‘suspected […]

  • Ships “easy to hack”

    Voyage Data Recorders in the security spotlight. Ships Have Black Boxes—And Apparently, They’re a Cinch to Hack Bryan Lufkin Voice, navigation, and radar data aboard ships are all at risk, […]

  • Kidnapped sailors freed

    Men taken from MV Szafir off Nigeria. Polish Sailors Kidnapped off Nigeria Freed The Polish crew of a cargo vessel kidnapped last month off the Nigerian coast are safe and […]

  • Somali pirates and the HRA

    Now the shipping industry and navies face difficult choices. Somali piracy: Redrawing the boundaries By Tim Hart, Control Risks LONDON – From 1 December 2015, the shipping industry’s ‘high risk […]

  • ReCAAP November 2015 Report

    Decrease in incidents over previous months. Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – ReCAAP ISC November 2015 Report IN its November report on Piracy and Armed Robbery against […]

  • The pirates of Southeast Asia

    Malacca Strait is ranked the most dangerous waterway, overtaking Somalia as world’s main piracy hub in 2014. The pirates of Southeast Asia The waters of Southeast Asia have more incidents […]

  • Nigerian Navy using Falcon Eye

    Better incident reporting and transparency would help. Navy uses Israeli surveillance system to tackle piracy, oil theft By Philip Nwosu The Nigerian Navy (NN) has  inaugurated a sophisticated  Israeli-designed mass […]