Maritime Crime

  • Pirates wreak havoc

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    DOZENS of fishing merchants lean patiently against a tin wall in Lagos’s Kirikiri harbour Nigeria’s fishing – Pirates wreak havoc by E.W. DOZENS of fishing merchants lean patiently against a […]

  • Puntland Government Rejects Amnesty

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    The Government of Puntland strongly rejects recent false media reports concerning offer of amnesty Puntland Government Strongly Rejects Pirate Amnesty False Media Reports The Government of Puntland strongly rejects recent […]

  • Australian navy seizes 400kg of heroin

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    A crew from an Australian warship has seized more than 400kg of heroin from pirate smugglers Australian navy seizes 400kg of heroin worth $130 million from pirate ship off coast […]

  • EU to Host Counter Piracy Meeting in New York

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    The European Union, this year’s chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia European Union to Host Counter Piracy Meeting in New York by Fred Stern […]

  • Somali pirate gets 41 1/2 years

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    A federal judge Wednesday sentenced a Somali pirate to 41-1/2 years in prison Somali pirate gets 41 1/2 years for attack on Navy ship By Tim McGlone The Virginian-Pilot A federal […]

  • No Time for Complacency on Piracy

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    In 2011, 176 ships were attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. No Time for Complacency on Piracy Maciej Popowski Deputy-Secretary General of the European External Action Service In […]

  • Nigerian Navy receives 3 patrol vessels

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    The Nigerian Navy has taken a delivery of three patrol boats to checkmate crimes Navy takes delivery of 3 patrol vessels from US, China …Arrests 38 illegal fishing vessels in four […]

  • Colombia: hovercrafts to tackle drugs

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    Colombian armed forces are hoping the first deliveries of their new Griffon 2000 hovercrafts will be a “game-changer” Colombia buys hovercrafts to tackle drug trafficking Colombian armed forces are hoping […]

  • Triple Bintan attack

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    Three vessels were attacked within the space of a week off the Indonesian island Triple Bintan attack Three vessels were attacked within the space of a week off the Indonesian […]

  • EU gives $3m for shipping security

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    The European Union is scaling up its financial support to the EAC to fight maritime crime EU gives $3m for shipping security ARUSHA, Tanzania – The European Union is scaling […]

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