Law Enforcement

  • Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic Security

    Russia and other Arctic littoral states should boost security on their Arctic frontiers, as rapid ice loss is making the region accessible to maritime traffic. Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic […]

  • Pakistan Arrests Indian Fishermen

    Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 27 Indian fishermen and seized 6 boats for illegally straying 40 miles inside its territorial waters, officials said Monday. Pakistan arrests 27 Indian fishermen […]

  • Radar Identifies Suspect

    The coastal radar chain has helped Indian Coast Guard in apprehending the merchant ship allegedly involved in the sinking of a fishing boat off Kerala. Coastal radar chain helps nab […]

  • Exercise Obangame Express 2013

    Exercise Obangame Express 2013 brings 15 nations together with the goal of increasing counter-piracy capabilities of nations in the Gulf of Guinea through knowledge sharing. Cameroon hosts international navies to […]

  • Puerto Rico fight drug trafficking

    In his first executive order, Garcia Padilla has activated the National Guard to fight drug trafficking, and weapons trafficking, in seaport and airports. Puerto Rico governor activates the National Guard […]

  • Italian marines return to India

    The Italian marines awaiting trial for the murder of  Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates have set off back for India following Christmas in Italy. Italian marines suspected of murder […]

  • Suspect Skiff Located

    Just days after EU Naval Force warship BNS Louise Marie apprehended five suspect pirates at sea, the frigate has once again located a suspect skiff – this time with three […]

  • Soldiers Turn Hijackers

    A dozen soldiers guarding a North Korean ship impounded in Somalia’s autonomous Puntland region for maritime violations have hijacked the vessel and its 33 crew. Soldiers turn hijackers of North […]

  • Security Contractors: Greater Oversight

    Following their recent trip to Somalia, the United Nations expert panel urge greater oversight for private security contractors in the Horn of Africa country. Somalia: UN experts on use of […]

  • Ghana told to free Argentine Ship

    A UN court has ordered the release of an Argentine naval ship impounded by Ghana over a debt dispute. The UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, based […]