Law Enforcement

  • IUU fishing boats scuttled

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    Indonesia’s clamp down on IUU fishing ongoing. Indonesia Scuttles 30 Vessels in Anti-Illegal Fishing Program Jakarta. Indonesia’s Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force, or Satgas 115, scuttled 30 vessels in five separate […]

  • Regional piracy response

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    Call for region to boost efforts. Regional response to piracy, armed robbery By Park Hee-kwon On May 19, 2015, the South Korean ship Petro Alpha was attacked by pirates while […]

  • Kenyan released by Somali pirates

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    Kidnap was not covered by Western media. Man abducted by pirates returns after 15 months By Luke Awich It was joy and celebrations at Mundoro village in Kiambu when a […]

  • Jailed guards hope for bail

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    Seaman Guard Ohio men hope for bail. Anti-piracy crew must wait for bail ruling The crew of an anti-piracy vessel who, last month, were jailed for five years in India […]

  • IBSAMAR begins in Indian Ocean

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    Exercises will cover everything from anti-submarine warfare to search and rescue. ‘Exercise IBSAMAR’: India, South Africa, Brazil naval ships in Goa today Panaji: The fifth edition of ‘Exercise IBSAMAR’ between […]

  • AFRICOM boosts Nigerian Navy

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    Nigeria hoping for intel gathering and training. Nigeria: U.S. Pledges Military Assistance to Navy By Odita Sunday The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), a USA government military outfit in Africa […]

  • Oil thieves handed to Police

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    Despite low cost of oil, theft still an issue. Nigerian Navy hands over vessel to Police in Delta Lovelyn Okocha Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta has handed over merchant tanker, […]

  • ISIS maritime concerns mount

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    No actual evidence of threat, but fears remain. Former NATO Commander Stavridis Warns ISIS Could Strike Marine Corps, Navy Fleet By: Gidget Fuentes SAN DIEGO — Fifteen years after the […]

  • How Peaceful is the South Atlantic?

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    The bigger geopolitical picture. How Peaceful is the South Atlantic? By Alejandro Sanchez Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira, commander of the Brazilian Navy, gave an interview to the Uruguayan daily […]

  • Nigerian pirates quieter in 2015

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    Ironically, 2016 has seen surge in incidents. Nigeria records slight fall in piracy attacks Comfort Oseghale There was a slight reduction in the number of pirate attacks recorded in Nigeria […]

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