Law Enforcement

  • Houthis, Iran and Yemen

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    Analysts say Iran could threaten oil flow through the strategic Bab el Mandeb strait but navy monitoring hopes to mitigate any risk Iran ‘could use Houthis to disrupt key maritime routes’ […]

  • CG for Kenya?

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    African Coast Guards now all the rage! Cabinet okays bill setting up agency to safeguard coastline By GEORGE OMONDI The Cabinet has approved the Kenya Coast Guard Service Bill, setting […]

  • Sabah curfew extended

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    Threat from Abu Sayyaf remains. Sea curfew in Sabah’s east coast extended to Oct 13 By Muguntan Vanar KOTA KINABALU: The dusk to dawn sea curfew in eastern Sabah waters has […]

  • Delta Coast Guard?

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    Ongoing attacks highlight security holes despite multiple enforcement agencies in region. Groups seek establishment of Coast Guards to tackle piracy in Bayelsa creeks Two civil society groups have advocated a […]

  • Passenger boat hijacked

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    Witnesses told our correspondent that they saw gunmen trailing a passenger boat and began firing their weapons sporadically before hijacking the boat. Pirates Hijack Passenger Boat In Nembe-Brass Waterway, Bayelsa […]

  • Libya heats up Med

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    Concerns grow over Libya’s aggressive CG and Navy. Libya threatens to seize boats from NGOs rescuing migrants Libya’s navy warned it will seize activists’ boats on migrant rescue missions that […]

  • ReCAAP, MPA piracy training

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    ReCAAP, MPA and Japan join forces. Anti-piracy training for veteran maritime officers Zhaki Abdullah A new training programme for experienced maritime enforcement officers, aimed at helping combat piracy and armed […]

  • LNG and security risks

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    Increase in vessels brings security concerns. LNG imports: Separate port security force under study By Zafar Bhutta ISLAMABAD: As more LNG terminals are planned in Karachi, the government is considering a […]

  • NGO Med vessel boarded

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    Incident raises new concerns for NGOs. Rescue ship says Libyan coast guard shot at and boarded it, seeking migrants Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – A Libyan coast guard vessel fired […]

  • Russia, tankers & GPS

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    In June, 37,000-tonne tanker vanished from GPS off the Russian coast. All the evidence points to Russia. But what’s really going on? When a tanker vanishes, all the evidence points […]

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