Maritime Crime

  • IMO welcomes adoption of piracy code

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    IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the signature by 22 States of the Code of Conduct concerning the prevention of piracy, armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activity in […]

  • Gulf of Guinea Navy Needed

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    West and Central African leaders on Monday called for the deployment of an international naval force in the Gulf of Guinea as they met in Cameroon to discuss maritime security […]

  • West Africa seeks anti-piracy force

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    West African leaders have called for the deployment of an international naval force to curb the growing threat of piracy off the Gulf of Guinea West Africa seeks anti-piracy force […]

  • The Rise of Narco Submarines

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    In the Caribbean, U.S. authorities have in the past year found that semi-submersible and fully submersible vessels are the narco-terrorists’ transportation method of choice. Drug Interdiction: The Rise of Terror […]

  • Marine security op starts on Monday

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    Operation Sagar Kavach, the bi-annual maritime security exercise which was introduced after the 26/11 terror attacks, will be carried out later this month near Mumbai. Marine security op starts on […]

  • JTF arrest vessel

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    Operatives of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, code named, Operation Pulo Shield, have nabbed a vessel laden with 2,500 tonnes of petroleum products. JTF arrest vessel, barge, […]

  • 500kg Drug Seizure

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    Warships operating as part of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) CTF150 have successfully conducted an operation aimed at disrupting illicit activity in the Indian ocean. Combined Maritime Forces operation concludes […]

  • Solving piracy over time

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    The definition of piracy has evolved over time through a series of legal acts and scholarly works. One of the earliest instances was the establishment of admiralty courts in 1340 […]

  • Big drug catches in Pacific

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    The bow of the USS Thach was slicing the Pacific waters off Colombia’s coast when the alarm blared; time to hunt down a cocaine ship. US ships look to net […]

  • Australia says people smuggling on rise

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    Growing cross-border movements of people throughout the region is fueling a rise in human trafficking and people smuggling, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Tuesday. Australia says people smuggling on […]

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