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  • Mauritius takes delivery of OPV

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    First Indian-built OPV delivered. Mauritius receives Indian offshore patrol vessel India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) have handed over to Mauritius a 1 300 tonne offshore patrol vessel, three […]

  • Traffickers made $3m

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    Criminals charged between $4,000 to $8,000 per head. EU migration: Traffickers ‘made $3m’ on ship to Italy Police in Italy believe traffickers made some $3m (£1.9m; €2.5m) from 359 illegal […]

  • India destroys suspect terror boat

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    Ship believed to be carrying explosives. How NTRO, Coast Guard stopped explosive-laden Pak ship A timely intercept by the National Technical Research Organisation, and its well coordinated operation with the Coast […]

  • Nigerian Navy frees captives

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    Two men allegedly kidnapped by colleagues. Navy frees two abducted expatriates in Delta by THEOPHILUS ONOJEGHEN Nigerian Navy has rescued two foreign shipping experts working with a Panamanian vessel, ‘MT Equinox’, […]

  • Malacca Strait rampant with pirates

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    Call to bolster regional security.  Malacca Strait rampant with pirates Nani Afrida Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has emphasized the importance of securing the Malacca Strait not only from illegal fishing […]

  • New warship to arrive in Lagos

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    Former US CG ship expected. New naval warship arrives Lagos today By PHILIP NWOSU Nigerian Navy is set to boost its policing of the nation’s maritime environment with the coming […]

  • New migrant ship heads to Italy

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    Second drifting MV packed with migrants sparks alert.  Italy coast guards board abandoned migrant ship Ezadeen Italian authorities have taken control of a ship carrying 450 migrants, thought to be […]

  • Perils of the Red Sea states

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    Choke points, instability and pirates. Perils of the Red Sea states By Yenus S The Middle East’s geopolitical status quo, more often than not, is determined by the three chokepoints […]

  • Oil pirates in West Africa

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    Region still faces significant challenges. Piracy in West Africa Targets the Region’s Oil Industry by Global Risk Insights The Gulf of Guinea, which stretches over 5,500 kilometers of coastline across several […]

  • Fighting Malacca Strait piracy

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    New task force to tackle piracy at source. Sea Eagle Task Force to Fight Strait of Malacca Piracy COMMANDER OF the Western Fleet Command Indonesia Navy, Admiral Widodo Young states […]

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