Law Enforcement

  • Indonesia detains 3 hijackers

    Suspects involved in hijacking in January. Indonesian police detain three suspected tanker hijackers Lily Bertha Kartika North Sulawesi Marine Police have detained three alleged hijackers of the Indonesian-flagged tanker Rehobot. […]

  • Piracy suspect nabbed in Germany

    Man believe to have been involved in MV Susan K hijacking. Suspected Somali pirate applying for asylum detained in Germany BY WARKA Germany authorities have arrested a Somali man suspected […]

  • Maritime Piracy 2.0

    Will technology transform maritime crime? Piracy 2.0: The Net-Centric Evolution BRIAN EVANS Network-Centric Warfare derives its power from the strong networking of a well-informed but geographically dispersed force. – VADM […]

  • Indonesia: maritime drug traffic

    Almost 40 percent of cases of drug abuses in ASEAN are in Indonesia. Indonesia to propose stronger maritime interdiction to cut drug traffic The National Narcotic Agency (BNN) will propose […]

  • Italy rescues 4,400 migrants

    Italian Navy, CG, border police, Norwegian and Irish navies assist migrants. Italian navy rescues a record 4,400 migrants off Libya Italy’s coast guard says it coordinated the rescue of some […]

  • Armed Robbers hit SE Asia ships

    Robbers hit multiple ships in 27-hour spree. Armed Robbers hit SE Asia ships ReCAAP took the unusual step of issuing a report on a spate of attempted armed robberies over […]

  • Bab el-Mandeb rebels bombed

    Houthi positions bombed by coalition. Yemen officials say coalition bombs rebels at Bab el-Mandeb SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition targeting Shiite rebels in Yemen bombed insurgent positions near […]

  • US Vs Caribbean Narco-Pirates

    The fight against transnational crime. US Southcom Vs Caribbean Narco-Pirates The following is a guest post by author W. Alejandro Sanchez.  The author would like to thank CARICOM IMPACS for […]

  • Hijacked vessel found by Thai police

    Hijack for ransom unusual in region. Hijacked vessel found by Thai police ALOR SETAR: Pirates fired their M-16 rifles in the air as a warning to the crew of a […]

  • China’s Self-Destructive Maritime Strategy

    Everybody wants a piece of the South China Sea. China’s Self-Destructive Maritime Strategy MASAHIRO MATSUMURA OSAKA – Once again, China’s territorial claims and construction of artificial islands in the South […]