Maritime Crime

  • Anchor’s away (sic)

    Anchor’s away. No, really. It’s away. Down there somewhere. Indian Navy helps Norwegian ship in Gulf of Aden The Indian Navy helped a Norwegian ship manned by an all Indian crew, to […]

  • Policing the pirates

    The strange case of the alleged ‘pirate’ policemen… Three accused police ‘pirates’ discharged from duty WRITER: WASSANA NANUAM Three Satun police officers who allegedly trespassed into Malaysian waters to arrest […]

  • Fast boats for Colombia

    The rapid-reaction vessels will support Colombia’s maritime interdiction efforts against transnational crime. U.S. Donates Interception Vessels to Colombian Navy Julieta Pelcastre The U.S. presented the Colombian Navy with five new […]

  • PCG join SEACAT

    USCG leading SEACAT. Asian countries join US-led maritime exercises in PH By Betheena Kae Unite One hundred local and foreign maritime law enforcement officers from eight Asian countries gathered in […]

  • Captain claims hijack

    Still awaiting confirmation of hijack. Tanker PANTELENA was hijacked and held by pirates for 9 days Captain of Greek tanker PANTELENA spoke to Georgia First Channel TV and said, that […]

  • New head for IRGC

    Khamenei also called for the enhancement of Iranian naval forces’ presence in international waters Leader Appoints New Commander to IRGC Navy Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei […]

  • Missing tanker found

    Pantelena turns up, but no news on why it went missing. Tanker with Georgian and Russian crew found off Gabon TASS, August 24. The oil tanker, the Pantelena flying the […]

  • PH patrol boats boosted

    New vessels to bolster capability. Philippines commissions 2 more patrol ships from Japan The Philippines commissioned into service two more Japan-made patrol ships on Thursday, the final batch of a […]

  • Militant Delta threat

    New threats from militants. Amnesty : Return our guns within 21 days or…, ex-militants tell Ondo govt By Dayo Johnson & Jimitota Onoyume FORMER militants in the riverine areas of […]

  • Yachter’s pirate encounter

    Roy Erez, sailing to Jamaica, was forced at gunpoint by crew of local fishing boat to take on unknown passenger; vessel later boarded by soldiers, redirected to Colombia Israeli yachtsman […]