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  • Eight Nigerian pirates deported

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    Pirates were arrested on MT Mariam. Eight Nigerian pirates deported Eight Nigerian pirates have been deported by the Ghanaian authorities upon the directive of the Minister of the Interior.They were […]

  • US apologises over ‘incursion’

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    Timing couldn’t have been better… US apologises for Iran naval incursion – Revolutionary Guards The US has apologised to Iran after 10 American sailors were arrested for entering Iranian waters, […]

  • India’s fear of armouries

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    AdvanFort crew jailed, as India sends message. No word from company. How anti-piracy ships are a threat to Indian security Jaya Menon Seaman Guard Ohio straying into Indian territorial waters […]

  • Unsafe on high seas

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    The shrinking world of armed piracy protection. Unsafe on high seas Jayaraj Sivan CHENNAI : Private maritime security services was touted as a $7 bn business globally three years ago […]

  • MSDF to cover more of South China Sea

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    Japan waving a cheery hello to China. MSDF to cover more of South China Sea The Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces have decided that Japanese P-3C patrol aircraft returning […]

  • AdvanFort crew jailed

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    AdvanFort maritime security teams receive large sentences. Five-year jail terms for crew, guards of US ship A Tuticorin court on Monday awarded five-year jail terms to 10 crew and 25 […]

  • Planes landing on Spratly Islands

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    The resource-rich South China Sea is claimed by multiple countries. China lands more civilian planes on Fiery Cross reef China has landed two civilian planes on an artificial island built […]

  • Piracy in South East Asia

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    Call for more unified action in region. The continuing surge of piracy in South East Asia Clyde & Co LLP – Gerald Yee and Nazirah K. Din The surge of […]

  • People smugglers face jail

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    Indonesian prosecutors say crew whose boat was intercepted by Australian authorities should be convicted of people smuggling. Boat crew taking migrants to New Zealand could face eight years in jail […]

  • The Strategist, the Lawyer and the S. China Sea

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    Understanding law and politics in contested waters. The Strategist, the Lawyer and the S. China Sea By Kerry Lynn Nankivell Readers of The Diplomat were recently afforded an exchange by […]

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