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    Piracy incidents prompts call for greater vigilance.  ReCAAP calls for more anti-piracy naval patrols Titus Zheng Anti-piracy Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia […]

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    UNODC issues 2014 maritime crime report.  UNODC Maritime Crime Programme MARITIME CRIME poses a serious threat to the safety of seafarers, international trade and regional stability. As over 90% of […]

  • Plot to target Iraqi port

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    Concerns IS plans to target shipping. Plot to target Iraqi port indicates growing strength of armed groups around Basra EVENT Iraqi security forces seized four Katyusha-type rockets on 12 January, […]

  • SE Asia tanker hijacks rose in 2014

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    IMB issues 2014 piracy report. SE Asia tanker hijacks rose in 2014 despite global drop in sea piracy, IMB report reveals Attacks against small tankers off South East Asia’s coasts […]

  • Maritime crime in Bangladesh

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    ReCAAP report highlights issues in Bangladesh. Piracy along national coast doubled in 2014 Piracy and armed robbery along Bangladesh’s coasts, especially near sea and river ports, have doubled, raising the […]

  • Yemen causing concern in region

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    Country borders Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb. Houthi rise in Yemen raises alarm in Horn of Africa The strain has been created due to the recent abandonment of the Hanish […]

  • Interview: Insight into Piracy

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    Trends in piracy in 2014. Interview: Insight into Piracy 2014 has been a pretty eventful year with respect to pirate activities, seeing a tragic end with a crew member of a […]

  • High alert along Kerala coastline

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    Fears a repeat of Mumbai attack planned. High alert along Kerala coastline G. ANAND Ingress of Pakistan-based boat on New Year eve The Navy, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and […]

  • Terror boat sparks debate

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    Debate about motives of boat continue. India’s ‘terror’ boat blast sparks debate Stephen Spark A fishing boat that reportedly exploded on 1 January when ordered to stop by the Indian […]

  • Nigeria: over 50 pirate attacks in one State

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    Maritime crime and robbery continues to cause concern. MWUN Records Over 50 Sea Pirate Activities In Rivers No fewer than 50 sea pirates operations were recorded within the territorial waters […]

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