Maritime Crime

  • MMEA wary of speedboats

    Malaysian authorities know the pirates are still out there. MMEA wary of speedboats BY MOHD FARHAAN SHAH JOHOR BARU: The presence of high powered boats in waters off Johor has […]

  • Tanker not hijacked

    Earlier fears of pirate attack prove unfounded. Malaysia oil tanker ‘not hijacked’ despite earlier reports A Malaysian oil tanker has not been hijacked as earlier reported, but taken to Indonesia […]

  • Tanker attacked off Indonesia

    Unclear whether attackers intended to hijack or rob ship. Product tanker Ad Matsu attacked by pirates in South China Sea The asphalt and bitumen product tanker Ad Matsu was attacked […]

  • Group offers to guard Delta waters

    Just what the Delta needs: another group of guards. Group offers to safeguard Niger Delta waterways Posted By: Olugbenga Adanikin A group of volunteers, the Nigerian Merchant Navy Coastal Defence […]

  • Delta militants not ready to talk

    Militants deny their men have been captured. We are not ready for dialogue – Niger Delta Avengers Michael Abimboye Hard fighting militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has cautioned the Niger […]

  • Japan offers coast guard ships to Philippines

    Japan has no claim in the South China Sea but it is in dispute with China over small islands in the East China Sea. Japan in talks to deliver two […]

  • Nigerian Navy parades prisoners

    Men accused of pipeline vandalism and piracy, too. Navy parades two suspected members of Avengers Simon Utebor and Ovie Okpare The Nigerian Navy on Saturday paraded two suspects believed to […]

  • Another Delta group acts

    Misery for the Delta continues. Nigeria: New Militant Group Breaches NPDC/Shoreline Trunk Line in Delta By Ejiofor Alike and Sylvester Idowu There seems to be no solution in sight to […]

  • Pirates jailed for 5 years

    Men convicted of piracy in July. Somali pirates get five years in jail PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – Twelve Somalis who attacked a container ship in the Indian Ocean were sentenced […]

  • Italy raises port security level

    No reason cited for move. Italy raises security level at tourist ports – coastguard Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning […]