Governmental

  • Boost for Channel security

    New measures to boost security in the English Channel. UK and France sign agreement to enhance maritime security in Channel UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and French Armed Forces Minister […]

  • Suspected pirates transferred

    Men captured after series of incidents. 6 suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles for possible trial By: Daniel Laurence Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – Six suspected Somali pirates […]

  • ASG men arrested

    Men arrested shortly after reports of suspicious approach against fishing vessel. Philippine Navy apprehends six ASG men in Sulu waters By Francis Wakefield The Philippine Navy through the Naval Forces […]

  • Nigeria’s weapons woes

    Customs regularly intercept shipments. Nigeria: How Shipping Companies Import Illicit Firearms Into Nigeria – Customs Boss By Kingsley Adeniyi The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Hameed Ali, has lashed […]

  • The Indian Navy’s Plan

    Multiple threats in a critical region. The Indian Navy’s Master Defence Plan By Periklis Stampoulis Introduction The South Asian region is dominated by India. Along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, […]

  • ASG hostages freed

    Another crew freed. Troops rescue 5 fishing boat crewmen By BONG GARCIA JOINT Navy and Marine forces have successfully rescued five workers of a Pagadian City-based fishing firm abducted by […]

  • PCG for WPS?

    New boats, new deployments. 3 Coast Guard vessels may patrol WPS By Evelyn Macairan MANILA, Philippines — The three newly commissioned 44-meter multi-role response vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard […]

  • Tuna vessel escapes pirates

    Suspected pirates were later caught by EUNAVFOR. Albacora tuna vessel escapes Somali pirate attack in Indian Ocean A vessel owned by Spanish tuna fishing giant Albacora, Galerna III, managed to […]

  • Security boost for Delta

    Renewed threat of militancy in region. Nigerian police deploy gunboats to tackle sea piracy in oil rich state Nigeria’s police in southern oil rich Bayelsa had deployed 16 patrol gunboats […]

  • Search for missing sub

    US aids in sub search. Argentina missing submarine: Search hampered by bad weather The search for an Argentine naval submarine that went missing with 44 crew on board is being […]