Offshore Installations

  • 11 crew abducted in GoG

    Pirates Abduct Eleven from Container Ship Pirates have seized 11 crewmembers from the container ship Pomerenia Sky off the coast of Nigeria. The Liberia-flagged vessel was headed for the Nigerian port of […]

  • Hijack off Congo

    MDAT-GoG reports that a merchant ship has been hijacked by pirates off Pointe Noire, Congo on October 29th. The incident occurred around 102nm off the coast. The vessel, along with […]

  • Glarus crew released

    MV Glarus crew finally released. Crew of Swiss ship freed after kidnapping off Nigeria Twelve crew members of a Swiss ship seized off Nigeria last month have been freed, Swiss […]

  • No PLAN plan at Gwadar

    Increase in regional presence continues to worry neighbours. China not asked for military access to Gwadar, Pakistan admiral says BEIJING (Reuters) – China has not asked for military access to […]

  • Poacher, meet gamekeeper

    Corruption a constant concern. NSCDC probes commandants for illegal bunkering Adelani Adepegba The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, has set up a team to investigate some […]

  • US maritime not cyber ready

    Jones Walker LLP Releases Inaugural Maritime Cybersecurity Survey U.S. Maritime Industry Not Prepared for Future Cyber Attacks Jones Walker LLP today publicly released the findings of its inaugural Maritime Cybersecurity Survey. […]

  • Japan, India renew ties

    China’s increased presence continues to cause concern. India, Japan to ink pact on maritime security Anirban Bhaumik India and Japan may early next week ink a pact to step up […]

  • Fun in the SCS

    Freedom of navigation under fire. Southeast Asia Seeks Solution with Beijing After Near Sino-US Ship Collision Ralph Jennings TAIPEI — A near collision between Chinese and U.S. ships in the contested […]

  • Migrants die off Tanzania

    Migrant boat capsizes. Ethiopian migrants drown in Indian Ocean Seven Ethiopian migrants have drowned after a boat carrying 13 people capsized off the coast of Tanzania, Reuters news agency reports […]

  • Galle Dialogue completed

    Galle Dialogue an important, regular meeting. U.S. Navy Submarine Group 7 Commander Attends Sri Lankan Navy’s Galle Dialogue Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Litzenberger COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Rear […]