Law Enforcement

  • Pirates prefer energy cargo

    Black market for oil proves lucrative for thieves. Pirates prefer energy cargo – Analysis By Vijay Sakhuja Early this month, pirates released the hijacked MT Sunrise 689, a small product […]

  • Piracy Approaches in Sea of Oman

    Lack of attacks doesn’t mean pirates have gone elsewhere. Piracy Approaches continue to rise in Sea of Oman, says maritime monitor By Madhuparna Bhattacharjee MUSCAT – A series of piracy-related incidents were reported […]

  • Naval Coalitions Can Benefit Security

    Cooperation is key to success. Greenert: Naval Coalitions Can Benefit Maritime Security By Nick Simeone DoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2014 – The U.S. Navy encourages increased […]

  • Police verifying tanker hijack

    Police verifying reported hijacking of tanker Sunrise 689 amid rumor of staging Vietnamese police are verifying the authenticity of a case in which sailors of the oil tanker Sunrise 689 […]

  • Somali CG train with NATO

    Ocean Shield forces pass knowledge on to local actors. Coast Guards trained by NATO ship off the coast of Somalia SOMALI BASIN- On October 12 and 13, Task Force 508 […]

  • Secure anti-piracy anchorages

    Despite piracy in region, SAAs have so far been 100% effective. SAA offers secure, legal anchorage against pirates in Nigerian waters By Lee Hong Liang from Singapore A partnership project between the Nigerian […]

  • Anti-Piracy Training On Mary Maersk

    Royal Danish Navy train in Visit, Board, Search and Seizure operations.  Anti-Piracy Training On Mary Maersk – Largest Container Ship It was a dramatic evening for Mary Maersk last Sunday. […]

  • PM to open Maritime security forum

    Second year the event has been held. PM to open Maritime security forum Doha: The organising committee for QMARSEC (Qatar Maritime Security Coastal and Border Surveillance Conference) 2014 and Qatar […]

  • Happy birthday to the US Navy

    Not looking bad for her age, at 239 years young. Happy birthday to the US Navy Scott Cheney-Peters The U.S. Navy turned 239 this week. Its birthday offers a natural […]

  • Who Needs NATO to Fight Pirates?

    How EUNAVFOR came into being.  Who Needs NATO to Fight Pirates? Why Europe launched EU Counter-Piracy Mission Atalanta By Marianne Riddervold, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo When […]