Law Enforcement
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Tanker Captain tells of ordeal
Sunrise 689 released after hijacking in Southeast Asia. Vietnamese tanker captain tells of harrowing pirate ordeal By Phan Hau – Le Quan The Vietnamese diesel tanker crew that was taken by […]
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Piracy in West Africa
Piracy remains a global issue, but few stop to consider how it affects those closest to it: crew. Piracy in West Africa by Douglas B. Stevenon, Director, Center for Seafarers’ […]
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India CG concerned about PMSCs
Merchant ships with armed security guards apparently now pose a threat. Armed cargo ships along India’s coast pose security threat: ICG CHENNAI: Commercial ships with armed men on board, which […]
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Iranian Navy scares pirates
Headline of the week… Commander: Pirates Hiding Due to Scary Presence of Iranian Navy Pirate attack on cargo ships has now become a rare scene in the region due to […]
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Maritime Crime Figures for Q3 2014
Dryad releases their figures for the third quarter of the year. Maritime Crime Figures for Q3 2014 Gulf of Guinea The spike in the number of kidnapping incidents that occurred […]
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CMF, NATO and EUNAVFOR Meet
Naval coalition cooperation crucial in fight against maritime crime. Big Three Counter-Piracy Task Force Commanders Meet in Muscat The Commanders of the ‘Big Three’ international counter-piracy task forces met in […]
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Angola Modernizes Navy
New vessels to combat piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing. Angola Modernizes Navy to Protect Maritime Resources By Francisco Galamas Last month, Brazil and Angola signed a Technical Memorandum of Understanding for the Brazilian […]
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Vietnamese tanker crew freed by pirates
Hijackings for oil product cargoes continue in S. E. Asia Vietnamese tanker crew freed by pirates A Vietnamese oil tanker which went missing last week was seized by pirates who […]
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NATO’s Maritime Future
Can NATO stem the maritime decline? [Opinion] NATO’s Maritime Future By Lt. Cmdr. Mark Lawrence, USN The transatlantic alliance successfully navigated some rough seas in 2014. A year that began without […]
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Vietnam tanker missing amid piracy fears
Potentially the 13th tanker hijacked in region since April. Vietnam tanker and 18 crew missing amid piracy fears A Vietnamese oil tanker has gone missing en route to Vietnam from […]
