Coastguard

  • Bodies found off Suriname

    Bodies found following horrific armed robbery at sea. Three bodies of 16 missing fishermen discovered; Guyanese relatives fear the worst Posted by: Denis Chabrol Three bodies of the 16 missing fishermen […]

  • IMO trains Libya PFSOs

    Focus on ISPS Code and SOLAS. First IMO training event for Libyan port facility security officers IMO maritime security training is underway for Libyan port facility security officers, managers and […]

  • NZ’s maritime security threats

    Centre for Strategic Studies’ conference opens. Water, water everywhere: NZ’s maritime security threats SAM SACHDEVA OF NEWSROOM.CO.NZ As an island nation, water looms large for New Zealand on the security […]

  • ReCAAP piracy warning

    Alert issued over possible attacks. ReCAAP: Impending Pirate Attack off Sabah Piracy reporting center ReCAAP has issued a warning for the waters off Lahad Datu, Malaysia, advising mariners of a […]

  • Cooperating to cut crime

    Information sharing, cooperation key. Maritime threats require unified navies Written by Africa Defense Forum Pirates are attacking ships in Somalia and the Gulf of Guinea, and coastal nations will have to […]

  • CGPCS meets up

    CGPCS meeting provides little comfort. Piracy in the Indian Ocean: the number of incidents rising Incidents at sea are on the rise. Between January 2017 and March this year, 78 cases […]

  • Brutal attack off Suriname

    Guyanese captain tell of horrific pirate attack in Suriname waters… Car batteries tied to crewmen’s legs, 16 missing after thrown overboard Several Guyanese fishermen are said to be missing after […]

  • Fishing vessel fired on

    Report only just released. Emirati fishing boat attacked ‘by pirates’ in Gulf of Oman An Emirati fishing boat was fired on by “pirates” this week, as the vessel travelled through […]

  • India holds Sagar Kavach

    Indian Navy reviews its preparedness in ‘Sagar Kavach’ Vikram Vinod KOCHI: The Indian Navy conducted a two-day Coastal Security Exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ from April 24-26 off the coast of Kerala, Mahe, […]

  • Marsec courses in Djibouti

    Course already well attended. Japan-funded maritime security courses get underway in Djibouti The first in a series of regional maritime security courses, funded by the Government of Japan, has been […]