Coastguard

  • MMEA seizes ship

    MMEA intercepts illegal cargo. Ship with cargo worth millions seized off Miri BY STEPHEN THEN MIRI: Authorities here have seized a cargo ship on suspicion of illegally transporting heavy equipment, trucks, […]

  • Hostage’s family call for help

    Men abducted at the end of July. Moroccan sailor’s family calls for intervention over kidnap by Nigerian pirates The family of a Moroccan merchant navy officer abducted by Nigerian pirates […]

  • Iran rattles sabres again

    Denies behaving “irresponsibly” in Gulf. Iran will respond to any transgression in Persian Gulf: Commander Iran’s chief Armed Forces spokesman says the Iranian Navy will give a response to any […]

  • New Indian coastal force

    According to the home ministry, the force would be under the control of the central government and named Coastal Border Police Force. Government plans to raise a police force to […]

  • Pirates convicted in India

    Men have already served six years on remand. Somalian pirates convicted for 2010 hijacking can return home in a year By Sailee Dhayalkar More than six years after they were […]

  • Nigerian pirates kidnap crew

    Attack comes despite increased effort by Nigerian Navy. Nigerian Pirates kidnap Moroccan crew Nigerian pirates have kidnapped five crew members, three of them from Morocco,  from a general cargo vessel […]

  • Haftar threat to Italy

    Italian patrol boat entered Libyan waters on Wednesday. Libya’s eastern commander vows to destroy Italian warships if sailed to Libyan water Written by: AbdulkaderAssad The Libyan eastern commander of Dignity Operation […]

  • Filipino pirates plunder tanker

    Armed robbers attack. Filipino pirates plunder products tanker ReCAAP warns ships to be vigilant in the Philippines as it releases details on yet another robbery, this time on a Chemikalien […]

  • Hodeidah showdown nears

    Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Red Sea still a danger for shipping. Yemen government will not let Houthis keep Hodeidah: minister CAIRO (Reuters) – The Saudi-backed Yemeni government will not allow […]

  • Piracy developments

    Risks to shipping increase? Developments in Somali and South East Asian Piracy The ‘eradication’ of Somali piracy in 2012 was heralded as a key success story for international intervention, and […]