Maritime Crime
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Pirates Kidnap Three Romanian Sailors in Togo
Pirates attacked a ship with 21 Romanian sailors aboard approximately 3 nautical miles south of the port of Lome in Togo and kidnapped three of the sailors. Romanian authorities have activated […]
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Arms Seizure at Kingston Port in Jamaica
Law enforcement at Port Bustamante in Kingston disrupted an arms shipment that had arrived from the United States. The shipment contained four high-powered rifles (one AK-47, two M16 rifles, and […]
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Nigeria seizes 130 vessels in year
Figures reveal scale of problem. Maritime crimes: Nigerian Navy seizes 130 vessels in 1 year The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 130 vessels for crimes perpetrated in the maritime sector […]
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Malacca’s low crime stats
Australian Border Forces (ABF) played a major role in reducing the number of maritime crimes along the straits. Team work with Australia sees drop in maritime crimes By Intan Amalina Mohd […]
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S. Korea aids yacht in Gulf
News coincides with a suspected piracy approach on a yacht in the Gulf of Aden this week. Navy’s Cheonghae unit rescues two foreign yachts off Somali coast The South Korean […]
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India, Pakistan tensions
Tensions increase between India and Pakistan. Security beefed up in Paradip, Kolkata ports Security was stepped up at the two major ports of the Eastern region – Paradip in Odisha and Kolkata – on […]
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Nigeria’s piracy stats
Continued insecurity could see insurance premiums rise. Pirates Attack 88 Vessels Calling At Nigerian Seaports In 1 Year By YUSUF BABALOLA Sea pirates have attacked as many as 88 vessels […]
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AFP hunts hostages
Threat to behead hostages taken seriously. Philippine Military: Doing ‘Best’ to Free Abu Sayyaf Hostages The Philippine military vowed Thursday to rescue all hostages in Abu Sayyaf militant custody, while […]
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Iran starts drills
Region keeps an eye on things. Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the […]
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Nigerians call for gunboats
Series of attacks reported this week. Stakeholders Want Deployment Of Gunboats To Bonny Waterways Stakeholders in Rivers State have called on the security operatives to deploy more gunboats to Bonny […]
