Maritime Crime
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Tompolo still in Delta
Last week’s rumour placed him in Libya. Wanted ex-militant leader Tompolo still hiding in Delta creeks Mustafa Balogun Strong indications emerged last night that the embattled former commander of the […]
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Pirates face court
Final prisoners face their fate. Seychelles court sentences five Somalis to 12 years, concludes last piracy case By: Sharon Uranie (Seychelles News Agency) – A last group of suspected Somali […]
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Malabar kicks off
Multi nation exercise begins. US, Indian, Japanese Maritime Forces to Participate in Malabar 2016 By Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 Public Affairs SASEBO, Japan (NNS) — Naval ships, aircraft and […]
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Sulu Sea Security
Beyond the South China Sea, conversations at the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue also centered on the Sulu Sea. The Other Sea That Dominated the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue By Prashanth Parameswaran A […]
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People smuggler wrong man
Suspect extradited for people smuggling ‘is wrong man’ Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man. Prosecutors believe Mered […]
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Tanker escapes pirate attack
Nigerian pirates return to the water. Loaded tanker escapes attack off Nigerian coast Rasheed Bisiriyu with agency report A group of pirates on Wednesday attempted to attack a heavily loaded […]
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ASG releases hostages
ASG finally releases men. Terrorist Group Releases Four Tug Crewmembers Philippine military officials have confirmed that four Malaysian tug crewmembers held by the Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf have been […]
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Smuggling kingpin nabbed
Medhanie to face Italian courts. People-smuggling ‘kingpin’ Mered Medhanie extradited to Italy An Eritrean man believed to be at the heart of the operation to smuggle migrants from Africa to […]
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Togo holds marsec summit
Gulf of Guinea security highlighted. Togo to hold first maritime security summit in Africa The first summit on maritime security in Africa will hold in Lome, capital of Togo in […]
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Inconvenient flags
Lack of transparency fuels fears of illegality. Flag of convenience ships a major security risk in Australian waters, union warns By Thomas Oriti Flag of convenience (FoC) shipping is a […]
