Law Enforcement

  • Piracy warning ahead of Nigeria election

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    Analysts all predicting sharp rise in attacks.  Piracy expected to increase ahead of Nigeria’s election By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Piracy will increase in the Gulf of Guinea as Nigeria prepares […]

  • New Training for Safer Seas

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    Multi-national gathering to institute new training program.  New Training for Safer Seas: The Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting On September 30 and October 1, the Heads of Asian […]

  • Warning that Somali piracy may return

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    Piracy currently suppressed, but things could easily change.  Analyst, industry officials warn on possible resurgence of Somali piracy By Marcus Hand from Copenhagen Despite the sharp decline in piracy off the coast of […]

  • North, South Korea ships exchange fire

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    No casualties reported in latest incident. Shots Fired Between South, North Korea Ships A South Korean naval ship fired warning shots on Tuesday after a North Korean patrol boat crossed […]

  • Maritime terrorism: Karachi analysis

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    Failed al Qaeda attack has broad security implications for Pakistan. Maritime terrorism: Karachi as a starting point – Analysis By Vijay Sakhuja The recent attempt by the Al Qaeda in […]

  • Tanker missing off Singapore

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    No contact with ship since October 2nd.  Reports came in late yesterday that the tanker, MT Sunrise 689, has gone missing off Singapore.  The ship was transiting from Singapore to […]

  • Singapore tightens maritime security

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    Move to tackle illegal fishing, smuggling and piracy.  Parliament: Maritime security to be tightened with more physical barriers along coastline  BY LIM YAN LIANG SINGAPORE – More physical barriers will […]

  • Drug traffickers plead guilty

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    Successful prosecution against smugglers.  Colombian Traffickers Plead Guilty to International Maritime Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Three Colombian citizens pleaded guilty today for conspiring to transport more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine […]

  • Nigeria in new anti-piracy push

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    Ongoing battle against oil theft and piracy. Nigeria: Fresh Onslaught On Oil Thieves, Sea Pirates, Other Maritime Criminals Nigeria’s attention, for a long while, has been fixated on the war […]

  • M’sian navy ship lost off Sabah

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    Gunboat goes missing in rough weather. Stormy seas or piracy? Malaysian Navy ship lost off Sabah coast The Royal Malaysian Navy has lost contact with one of its gunboats off […]

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