Coastguard
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Are there still pirates in our straits?
Piracy in the Straits of Singapore and Malacca. Are there still pirates in our straits? Bordered by the littoral States of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, the Straits of Malacca and […]
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Trial of Fishermen Highlights Tensions
Trial of Chinese Fishermen Highlights Tensions Jason Strother PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES— Nine Chinese fishermen will go on trial this week in the Philippines for allegedly poaching in Filipino territorial waters and […]
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EUNVFOR Provides Seychelles Training
Continues training efforts with regional forces. EU Warship Provides Seychelles CG Training By George Backwell EU Naval Force Warship ‘FGS Berlin’ has conducted local maritime capacity building in the Seychelles […]
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Kenya blows up ship and heroin
Ship destroyed off Kenya’s coast. Kenya blows up ship and huge heroin haul By JOSEPH MURAYA Kenya Defence Forces have destroyed heroin worth Sh1 billion in a ship off the […]
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Spain apologises to Moroccan monarch
Case of mistaken identity at sea. Spain apologises to Moroccan monarch after yacht ‘drug smuggling’ gaffe Infuriated Moroccan monarch shouted: “Do you know who I am?” after officers patrolling for […]
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Pirate arrest pleases Seychelles
Garfanji responsible for the hijacking of the Seychellois fishing boat, FV Aride. Seychelles rejoicing the arrest of Somali pirate Mohamed Garfanji responsible for the kidnapping and torture of two Seychellois […]
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Act on shore to eradicate piracy
Recent tanker hijackings highlight risk. Action ashore needed to eradicate piracy Incidents in S-E Asian waters show that menace is not restricted to West African region PIRACY has become a […]
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Piracy Gets Lucrative Again
Increase in tanker hijackings in S.E. Asia and West Africa. Piracy Gets Lucrative Again Recently there was another piracy incident near the Malacca Strait. On July 15th pirates boarded the […]
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Maritime workers threaten piracy boycott
Piracy threat could force workers to strike. Maritime Workers Threaten To Withdraw Service Over Pirates Attacks In Bayelsa Maritime workers in Bayelsa State have threatened to withdraw their services in […]
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Legal bid for pirate hunter’s passport
AdvanFort operator still waiting for the return of his belongings. Legal bid lodged to get back Ashington pirate-hunter’s passport and belongings By Katie Davies The documents were taken when Nick Dunn […]
