Maritime Crime
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US Navy to assist US-flagged ships
Move follows Maersk Tigris detention by Iranians. US Navy to assist US-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz Defence officials have said that US Navy ships will accompany US-flagged commercial vessels […]
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Why Fishing is Dying in Nigeria
Piracy and robbery big factors. Trawlers Owners: Why Commercial Fishing is Dying in Nigeria John Iwori Owners of fishing trawlers have enumerated the factors responsible for the decline in commercial […]
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Iranian warships in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb
Reports that they’d left the area were incorrect. Iranian warships in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb Two Iranian destroyers, sent in the Gulf of Aden to protect merchant vessels, are […]
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AdvanFort case rumbles on
Still no release for Seaman Guard Ohio men. Judge to rule on whether Liverpool man trapped in India after gun-running accusation can return home By Lorna Hughes Paul Towers has been […]
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Piracy precautions serious business on cruise ships
Anti-piracy measures, but no guns on Dutch flagged ship. Piracy precautions serious business on cruise ships By JANE ANN MORRISON Watching Tom Hanks in “Captain Phillips,” the real-life story of […]
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Saudi Arabia, Eritrea to boost Red Sea security
No information as to what form this will take. Saudi Arabia, Eritrea agree to boost Red Sea security Saudi Arabia and Eritrea have reached a security and military agreement on […]
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Iran says ship seized over legal dispute
Latest reports state crew is safe and well. Maersk Tigris: Iran says ship seized over legal dispute The detention of a Danish cargo ship by the Iranian navy is linked […]
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Human smugglers offer discounts
CNN investigation throws up surprise. Human smugglers offer discounts for introductions to desperate migrants By Nick Paton Walsh Tripoli, Libya (CNN) Smugglers lure Arab and African migrants by offering discounts to get […]
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New patrol ships for Tanzania
New ships to combat maritime crime. JK commissions two navy patrol ships to help in fighting piracy BY DAVID KISANGA President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday commissioned two patrol ships to boost […]
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Hostage recounts piracy ordeal
Ahiable was held with crew of MV Iceberg 1. Ears split, whipped and starved; Ahiable recounts ordeal with Somali pirates Whipped with electrical wires, denied food for several weeks, drinking […]
