Law Enforcement

  • Nigeria in piracy swoop

    Unfortunately, the legislation to prosecute them still hasn’t been passed. Navy arrests 40 for alleged piracy The Navy said yesterday that it had arrested 40 suspects in the past two […]

  • Iran waves sabre

    Iran’s response to US sabre-rattling is to point at its own sword. Iran to Maintain Naval Presence on High Seas – Commander In recent years, the Iranian Navy has increased […]

  • Houthi WBIED attempt

    Another suspected WBIED attack by Houthis. Arab Coalition destroys Houthi explosives-laden boat in Red Sea The Arab Coalition supporting legitimacy in Yemen intercepted and destroyed on Friday, a booby-trapped boat […]

  • Spotting China subs

    PLAN continue to claim use for ‘counter piracy’ reasons. Decoding Chinese submarine ‘sightings’ in South Asia ABHIJIT SINGH Last month, the Indian navy spotted a People’s Liberation Army navy (PLAN) […]

  • We’re jamming

    MARAD flags jamming GPS disrupted for maritime in Mediterranean, Red Sea By Dana Goward The U.S. Maritime Administration recently issued an expanded advisory for GPS disruptions in the Middle East. The new advisory […]

  • Kenya CG takes shape

    Coast Guard begins to take shape. Brigadier Vincent Loonena to head Kenya Coast Guard Service By Grace Gichuhi Brigadier Vincent Naisho Loonena is the new Director General of the Kenya […]

  • SCS Code of Conduct

    Steady progress reportedly made. Single draft of South China Sea code of conduct vowed SINGAPORE – President Duterte yesterday vowed that the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would […]

  • Worrying Somalia UN Report

    A report submitted to the UN paints a worrying picture of dormant piracy off Somalia. Off Somalia: pirate action groups are only dormant Five important acts of piracy During the […]

  • IMO, GMA port security workshop

    Continuing efforts to improve security. Workshop on ‘encouraging effective self-auditing of security of ports’ launched in Accra The Ghana Maritime Authority in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization has launched […]

  • Common command for IONS?

    Information sharing and command clarity could speed up responses. IONS nations moot common military command Representatives of the participating navies of the 32 Indian Ocean Naval Symposium member nations mooted […]