Governmental

  • Russia Fleet enters Mediterranean

    Piracy and terror drills completed.  Russia Northern Fleet convoy enters Mediterranean Sea for naval mission Northern Fleet’s warships had drills to ensure security of civilian navigation from piracy and a […]

  • France must pay pirates damages

    You couldn’t make it up… Court tells France to pay damages to Somali pirates The European Court of Human Rights says France violated the rights of Somali pirates who had […]

  • Indian Navy developing outpost

    Continued enhancement of maritime security.  Lakshadweep Being Developed As Strategic Outpost for Navy Navy is planning to develop infrastructure at Lakshadweep Islands which is being made a strategic outpost, Flag […]

  • PLA Navy on anti-piracy duties

    PLA Navy on anti-piracy duties. Chinese warships on their way to patrol for Somali pirates The nineteenth Chinese naval anti-piracy task group has departed China for the Gulf of Aden […]

  • Create jobs to fight piracy

    Economic prosperity key to winning piracy fight. Create jobs not jails to fight maritime crime, says Somaliland’s counter-piracy chief Contributor:  Andrew Elwell If there’s one thing that the Somaliland government […]

  • US, Nigerian forces train together

    Gulf of Guinea remains piracy hotspot.  US, Nigerian forces train for maritime security Story by 1st Lt. Maida Kalic NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – Illicit and uncontrolled activities, including trafficking, […]

  • India: threat of maritime terrorism huge

    India taking terrors threats seriously in wake of recent incidents.  ‘Threat from terrorists in the maritime domain is huge,’ says Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan New Delhi: Speaking on the eve […]

  • Russian Navy in English Channel

    NATO countries play down reports.  Russian Warships Entered English Channel On ‘Training’ Mission, Ran Anti-Submarine Drills Four Russian warships entered the English Channel last Friday, laying down anchor and conducting a series […]

  • Former Militants Back Jonathan

    Ex-gunmen back current Nigerian President. Once Terror of Nigerian Oil, Former Militants Back Jonathan By Dulue Mbachu As the Islamist group Boko Haram intensifies attacks in northern Nigeria, former militants in […]

  • Maritime crime prosectors meet

    Message that pirates are still out there. Third Regional Prosecutors’ Conference on Maritime Security Starts Today in Dar es Salaam From 2 to 4 December, prosecutors from around the Horn […]