Maritime Crime
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NIMASA staffer jailed
First convictions handed down in fraud trial. Nigeria: Ex-maritime agency head gets 5 years for fraud By Rafiu Ajakaye A Nigerian official was sentenced on Friday to five years in […]
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Libya CG rescues migrants
Migrant flow continues. Libya intercepts boats carrying 850 people Libyan coastguards say they intercepted boats carrying 850 migrants trying to reach Europe on Sunday. A spokesman said the migrants from […]
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Nigerian Navy rattles sabre
Ibas said the navy had grown in the past 60 years from a modest force of 25 men to over 25,000 men and women and from nine assorted boats to […]
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IED Kills Turkish Coast Guard
New twist in maritime terrorism? An IED Kills A Turkish Coast Guard Sailor A Turkish Coast Guard sailor died and a fisherman wounded when a life raft with two bodies on […]
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Joint patrol progress
Slow progress in patrols. Indonesia considering South China Sea patrols with Malaysia, Philippines: Military chief By Saifulbahri Ismail JAKARTA: Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines may conduct joint patrols in parts […]
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Nigeria to tackle Delta unrest
Plan to tackle Delta unrest. FG planning regional force to end Niger Delta militancy ‘Yemi Oluwadare The federal government is building regional and global security alliance against the resurgent Niger […]
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Maritime Focus for NATO
Norwegian Official: Maritime Focus for NATO at Warsaw Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON — When NATO gathers in Warsaw this summer for a major summit on the future of the alliance, a […]
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India warships for Philippines
Post qualification inspection was done by team from Manila. India may supply two warships to Philippines DINAKAR PERI In a boost to India’s defence exports in a region of strategic […]
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Delta “militants” weren’t militants
Only in Nigeria… Confusion Trails Arrest of Niger Delta Militants By Military By Senator Iroegbu and Emmanuel Addeh Yenagoa — There was confusion monday over the purported arrest of five […]
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Delta group arrests
Group responsible for pipeline and facilities attacks. Nigeria arrests ‘Avengers’ oil militants The Nigerian army has arrested several suspected members of a militant group called the “Niger Delta Avengers” (NDA), […]
