Geopolitics

  • Migrants, the Med and Merchants

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    Suggestion fails to take into account military aims. Unemployed Seafarers on Passenger Vessels Could Rescue Migrants by Captain John Dalby Whilst acknowledging, indeed applauding, the great work being undertaken by […]

  • Boosting the catch

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    EUNAVFOR keeping an eye on fishing. Operation Atalanta Flagship ITS Carabiniere Keeps Watchful Eye Over UN FAO ‘Fish Beacons’ at Sea that are Helping to Increase Catches for Somali Fishermen […]

  • Obangame Express begins

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    Cooperation improves regional response to threats. Nigeria urged to show political will in fighting maritime insecurity  Bayo Akinloye As the 2016 Exercise Obangame/Saharan Express kicked off on Thursday in Senegal, […]

  • ReCAAP hosts meet

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    Discussed increase in piracy for 2015 ReCAAP hosts 10th Governing Council Meeting. At the 10th Governing Council Meeting of the ReCAAP ISC held on 15-17 March 2016 in Singapore hosted […]

  • Vietnamese boat rammed

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    Not the first time this has happened. Chinese vessel allegedly hits, sinks Vietnamese boat in Vietnam’s waters A vessel believed to be Chinese rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat […]

  • Nigeria and E. Guinea sign pact

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    Hopes the agreement will boost regional security. Nigeria: Govt, Equatorial Guinea Sign Agreement On Maritime Policing By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea yesterday in Malabo signed an agreement on […]

  • Iran claims intelligence gain

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    That’s a lot of owner’s manuals for two boats to contain… Iran Claims Seizure of over 13,000 Pages of Intel from Abducted U.S. Sailors by MARY CHASTAIN Officials in Iran […]

  • Argentina sinks Chinese boat

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    Illegal fishing boat sunk by Argentine Coast Guard. Argentina sinks Chinese fishing boat Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010 Argentina’s coastguard says it has chased and sunk a Chinese vessel that […]

  • Pirate kingpin gets 20 years

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    Big Mouth gets lengthy jail term. 20 Years in Prison for Somali Pirate Kingpin, Belgian Court Rules THE Bruges Criminal Court, sentenced, in absentia, the Somali pirate Kingpin Mohamed Abdi […]

  • New cutter for Philippines

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    Former US cutter to boost PH security. 3rd US warship due this year to boost PH’s maritime security by Elena L. Aben A third Hamilton-class weather high endurance cutter (WHEC) […]

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