Tag: hijack
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Fresh kidnaps off Malaysia
Malaysian police confirm unidentified gunmen seized Indonesians from boat off eastern state Malaysia: 3 Indonesians kidnapped off east Sabah By P Prem Kumar Police confirmed Sunday that three Indonesian nationals […]
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US port security fears
Customs and Border Protection tasked with checking 100% of cargoes. Congress talks port security and smuggled nukes By Mark Rockwell Lawmakers said an undetected radiological weapon smuggled into a U.S. port inside […]
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More WAF piracy
Nigerian waters still present threat. Two Pirate Attacks Thwarted off West Africa This past week, two serious piracy attacks off West Africa were thwarted, keeping two crews out of the hands […]
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Sulu Sea patrols analysis
Will the patrols actually help? Trilateral Maritime Patrols in the Sulu Sea: Asymmetry in Need, Capability and Political Will By Zachary Abuza, Ph.D. A spate of shipjackings and kidnapping-for-ransoms has […]
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RSN gets acknowledgement
RIMPAC nations gather. Singapore navy takes lead role in international exercise Jeremy Koh From fighting pirates to leading two global giants in an exercise, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) […]
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Piracy in West Africa
The troubled waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Piracy: More “sophisticated and prevalent” around Gulf of Guinea Posted by Greg Trauthwein While the matter of maritime piracy has seemingly […]
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Cyber threat to merchant vessels
Hackers target merchants in Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Vessels in Gulf of Guinea Targeted by Email Phishing THE MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received information that […]
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Oil price sees kidnap rise
Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]
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Iran’s latest pirate claim
Of course they did. Absolutely. Completely legitimate. Navy stops 115 pirates from attacking Iranian tanker Iranian Navy’s 41st fleet rescued an Iranian-owned oil tanker from 12 pirate boats carrying 115 […]
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Indo can pursue pirates
Agreement forged in 1975 allows cross border pursuit under certain conditions Indonesia ‘can pursue suspects on Philippine waters’ Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Philippine defence officials have said Indonesian forces […]
