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  • Seychelles committed to security

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    Country due to take control of East African Standby Force.  Seychelles Vice President at AU Summit: committed to collective security in Africa By: Hajira Amla (Seychelles News Agency) – The […]

  • Tanker missing after hijack

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    Crew placed in life rafts by pirates. Tanker missing after hijack ReCAAP reports that the MT Rehobot was hijacked by eight armed pirates on January 28th at around 2330 LT. […]

  • Hijacked ship rescued

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    Southeast Asia pirates caught on board hijacked tanker. Hijacked ship rescued.  ReCAAP reports that the MT Sun Birdie, presumed hijacked when its owners lost contact with it on January 28th, […]

  • Unrest tempers Egypt’s Suez dreams

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    Ongoing militancy in Sinai and terror threats against canal. Egypt’s Suez Canal Dreams Tempered by Continued Unrest Heather Murdock Seen as a potential driver of economic recovery, Egypt’s plan to […]

  • Fighting Asian piracy

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    Increase in incidents prompts regional security debate. The threat of piracy in the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca increase By Martin Sieff Piracy in the South China Sea […]

  • Piracy in Ghana

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    GGR concerned at security in Ghana’s waters.  Piracy in Ghana: Is Accra still in denial? By Cassie Blombaum, Guardian Global Resources Limited Last week was a difficult one for Accra. To […]

  • The migrant rescue dilemma

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    The work of MOAS in migrant rescue. An alternative to shipping companies rescuing migrants? Commercial shipping companies are seriously worried about their duty to assist search and rescue operations in […]

  • Cyprus to become regional SAR hub

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    New satellite station to coordinate rescues. Cyprus aims to become regional search-and-rescue hub NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is setting up a satellite earth station that will anchor a search-and-rescue […]

  • Mozambique orders interceptors

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    New craft to bolster security efforts. Mozambique orders additional HSI32 interceptors Mozambique has ordered three more HSI32 interceptor boats from French company CMN, joining the three Ocean Eagle 43 trimarans, […]

  • Workers commandeer barge

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    Threaten to kill crew. Angry workers commandeer barge, accused of ‘piracy’ T Ramavarman KOCHI: A group of workers facing retrenchment forcibly boarded a barge involved in transporting cargo from Cochin […]

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