Maritime Crime

  • Pirates free hostage

    Indian hostage released. Engineer kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria rescued NEW DELHI: Santosh Bharadwaj, an engineer working with a Singapore based shipping company, has been freed by pirates in Nigeria […]

  • Abu Sayyaf release 4 hostages

    Militant group frees hostages. Abu Sayyafs release 4 Indonesian hostages The four Indonesian sailors who were seized by Abu Sayyaf bandits off Semporna, Sabah, were released Wednesday in the province […]

  • Joint patrols green lit

    Moves to suppress militant attack. Joint maritime security cooperation in force soon KUALA LUMPUR: The joint security control cooperation in maritime areas between Malaysia, Philippine and Indonesia will be implemented […]

  • US Navy in disputed waters

    China predictably unhappy. South China Sea: US warship sails near disputed reef A US naval warship has sailed near a contested reef in the South China Sea, in what Washington […]

  • Deaths in the Delta

    Attack fought off, but no arrests made. Army says 3 soldiers killed by Niger Delta pirates, militants The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta […]

  • Hijackers caught red handed

    First hijacking of the year in S.E. Asia foiled. Oil Tanker Hai Soon 12 Rescued After Hijack, Suspects Arrested Off Indonesia IN the first hijack of an oil tanker in […]

  • Delta workers evacuate

    New Delta group causing issues. Nigeria Oil Union Says Shell, Chevron Workers Evacuated By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo Oil producers are evacuating workers from the Niger Delta because of the deteriorating security […]

  • More Delta attacks

    Delta militants continue attacks. Niger Delta militants attack four oil facilities Chrisantus Obi-Ezechukwu Following Wednesday’s attack on a major valve at Okan in Warri South West Local Government Area of […]

  • Joint exercise for Singapore

    Recent attacks and Chinese positioning add impetus. Multinational exercise to fight terrorism and maritime security threats kicks off in Singapore The Singapore phase of a multinational exercise kicked off on […]

  • Delta militants force shut down

    Delta militants ramp up campaign. Niger Delta militants force Shell to evacuate staff from major facility near Bonga Chrisantus Obi-Ezechukwu The menace of Niger Delta Avengers, the newest militant group […]