Maritime Crime

  • Terror on the seas

    Abu Sayyaf Group and the dangers of maritime terrorism. Terror on the seas By ANDRIN RAJ THE Sea Lanes of Communication, or the maritime milieu, has been referred to as “ground […]

  • Houthis target coalition warship

    Another port attack raises concerns. Yemen’s Houthis target coalition warship, agency reports DUBAI (Reuters) – The armed Houthi movement and their foes in Yemen’s civil war, the Saudi-led coalition, on […]

  • Libya creates SAR zone

    Warning aimed at NGO rescue vessels. Libya navy bars foreign ships from migrant ‘search and rescue’ zone The Libyan navy on Thursday ordered foreign vessels to stay out of a […]

  • More migrants killed

    Concern grows over migrant deaths. Yemen migrants killed in ‘second deliberate drowning’ At least 19 migrants have died after being deliberately drowned, the UN’s migration agency says. Many of the drowned […]

  • Delta militant threat

    New threats issued to oil companies. Niger Delta Group Vows To Resume Bombings Of Oil Installations September 10 By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah A coalition of Niger Delta agitators yesterday said […]

  • Nigeria’s Navy plans

    Ambitious plan from the navy. Nigerian Navy wants $1.3 billion acquisition programme Written by Oscar Nkala/defenceWeb The Nigerian Navy needs $1.3 billion to acquire new hardware to secure its territorial waters, according […]

  • UKMTO Red Sea guidance

    In the wake of recent approaches and attacks off Yemen, guidance is updated. Guidance On Transits Through The Bab El Mandeb and Associated Waters UKMTO operating from Dubai, has issued […]

  • NGO threatened in Med

    Threats made to NGO group off Libya. ‘Next time you will be targeted’: Libyan coast guard threatens migrant rescue ship Nick Miller London: A Spanish aid group rescuing migrants in the […]

  • Sri Lanka arrests fishermen

    Illegal fishing a huge regional issue. 50 Indian fishermen arrested by Lankan Navy COLOMBO: Nearly 50 Indian fishermen were arrested today by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly poaching in […]

  • MMEA seizes ship

    MMEA intercepts illegal cargo. Ship with cargo worth millions seized off Miri BY STEPHEN THEN MIRI: Authorities here have seized a cargo ship on suspicion of illegally transporting heavy equipment, trucks, […]