Offshore Installations
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ISIS worries US Pacific Fleet
US Pacific Fleet worried about ISIS activities in the Indo-Pacific region By P.K.Balachandran COLOMBO: The increasing activity of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Indo-Pacific region is […]
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Hijackers sentenced
Long jail terms and corporal punishment handed out. 8 Indonesians get lengthy jail terms for hijacking Malaysian oil tanker By Samhati Bhattacharjya A Malaysian court sentenced eight Indonesians to between […]
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EUNAVFOR renews until 2018
Comforting news for the Merchant Marine. EU to keep patrolling for Somali pirates until end of 2018 The European Union’s naval mission will keep patrolling for pirates off the coast […]
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Iran’s naval ambitions
Potential Iranian expansion will interest region. Iran plans to expand naval build-up to far seas, including Yemen, Syria waters (AhlulBayt News Agency) – “We need bases in distanced areas and […]
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Pirates and criminal masterminds
John Steed discusses modern pirate gangs. Sea pirates of the 21st century are gangs run by criminal masterminds – hostage negotiator The high seas in the 21st century are as […]
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India, Sri Lanka boost ties
Admiral will also attend Galle Dialogue meeting. Indian Navy Chief In Sri Lanka To Boost Maritime Security Ties COLOMBO: Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Colombo today on a […]
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Coastal security after threat
Pirates have previously attacked resort in Lamu. Kenya police beef up security in coastal region over terror threats The Kenyan authorities on Thursday issued a terror alert following leaked information […]
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Delta op ends, attacks follow
Series of attacks have followed withdrawal. Niger Delta: When Navy demonstrates might over oil thieves, sea pirates By Jimitota Onoyume, Port Harcourt For two days the Nigerian Navy showed its […]
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More Delta attacks
Delta attackers crippling oil output. N’Delta militants kill 4, injure others in attack on oil facility Akinyemi Akinrujomu Not fewer than four members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence […]
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Ransom demands for hostage
Ransom demand issued. No talks with Abu Sayyaf for German hostage SUMISIP, BASILAN—Various factions of the Abu Sayyaf group have demanded ransom money for German captive Juegen Kantner, who has […]