Law Enforcement
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IUU fishing off Oman
Pirate fishing problem increasing. Illegal fishing in Oman rose by almost a quarter last year Muscat: The number of people caught fishing illegally in Omani waters rose by almost a quarter […]
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Nigerian pirates in court
Still no actual piracy legislation in country. Federal High court adjourns trial of seven suspected pirates to November 6th The Federal High court sitting in Ikoyi has adjourned trial in […]
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Tunisia migrant rescue
Migrant vessel struck naval ship. Tunisian navy rescues 100 migrants, hours after eight drown TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s navy rescued almost 100 migrants from a sinking boat off its southeast […]
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UN bans 4 ships
Move described as unprecedented. UN bans 4 ships from global ports for violating N Korea sanctions The United Nations has banned four ships from visiting any global port, after they […]
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Libya sinks tanker
Ship accused of fuel smuggling. Libyan Coast Guard Shells and Sinks Product Tanker On Friday, the Libyan coastguard shelled and sank the product tanker Goeast off Abu Kammash, Libya, near the border with […]
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IUU fishing boat death
Vessel allegedly fishing without permission. Somali Forces Shoot and Kill Iranian Sailor in Indian Ocean Somali regional officials say the Iranian captain of a fishing boat was killed and another […]
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Iran Navy sees off pirates
Report remains unconfirmed. Iran Navy repels pirate attack on merchant vessel The Islamic Republic Navy has successfully thwarted a major pirate attack on an Iranian merchant vessel in Bab el-Mandeb […]
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SOMS pirates arrested
Men picked up at beginning of month. Indonesia navy arrests 15 alleged pirates in Singapore Strait The Indonesian Navy’s Western Fleet Quick Response Unit (WFQR) has arrested 15 alleged pirates […]
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MSF pull a vessel from Med
Reduction in migrants prompts move. Mediterranean: MSF ends mission of search and rescue boat Prudence As a consequence of a drop in the number of boats reaching international waters in […]
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UN Med ops to continue
UN anti-smuggling ops to continue. Security Council re-authorizes operations to disrupt migrant smuggling off coast of Libya The Security Council today extended by one year the authorization for Member States […]
