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  • Lower oil prices increased piracy

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    Idle tankers provided greater opportunity for piracy. Impact of Lower Oil Prices: Increased Piracy in Regional Waters – Analysis Lower oil and gas prices have led to tankers being anchored […]

  • Sea Pirates Attack Vessels, Abduct Crew

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    Pirate attacks undeterred by naval presence. Sea Pirates Attack Vessels, Abduct Three Crew Members In Rivers Collins Barasimeye Despite the Federal Government’s efforts in deploying 30 gunboats to patrol and police […]

  • Robust Response Needed To Counter Maritime Drug Trafficking

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    Indian Ocean key smuggling route. More Robust Response Needed From International Community To Counter Maritime Drug Trafficking The Indian Ocean could become a haven for criminal activity, the 13th Crime […]

  • Italian fishing boat seized near Libya, apparently by pirates

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    Possible piracy in the Mediterranean sparks concern. Italian Navy now said to have taken control of vessel. Italian fishing boat seized near Libya, apparently by pirates by Antonio Denti, Reuters […]

  • A Botched Operation

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    Investigation into the attack on MT IMAS.  A Botched Operation Chiemelie Ezeobi writes on the foiled pirate attack on a vessel conveying the much needed petroleum products in Nigerian waters. […]

  • EU: Intolerable Inaction Costs Lives at Sea

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    Set Up Robust, Mediterranean-wide Search and Rescue Operation EU: Intolerable Inaction Costs Lives at Sea (Milan) – Reports of 400 lives lost in the Mediterranean between April 11-13, 2015, should […]

  • Smugglers Fire Shots in Migrant Rescue Operation

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    Added danger for rescue teams. Smugglers Fire Shots in Migrant Rescue Operation People smugglers fired several shots on Monday to recover a wooden boat after the migrants it was carrying […]

  • Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya

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    Mediterranean claims more lives. Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya About 400 migrants are feared drowned after their boat capsized off Libya, survivors have told Save the Children. The […]

  • Changing World Prompted Strategy Update

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    Emerging threats prompted update.  Service Officials Note Changing World that Prompted Maritime Strategy Update By WILLIAM MATHEWS, Special Correspondent NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Much has changed in the world since […]

  • Ships banned from Yemen

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    Saudi-led coalition bans vessels.  Navigation in Yemen’s Territorial Waters Banned Sana’a, Sunday April 12— Navigation in all of Yemen’s territorial waters has been banned and vessels were not allowed into […]

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