Tag: hijack

  • New patrol boat for Mauritius

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    New patrol boat to boost coastal security. GSL to launch fast patrol vessel for Mauritius police The Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) is all set to open a new chapter in […]

  • Pirates threaten hostage

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    Pirates took two crew hostage from ship. Nigerian pirates threaten to kill captured Russian sailor Maritime bandits who abducted a Russian seaman after a failed attack on a ship off […]

  • West African piracy concerns

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    It’s hardly “new” to the maritime world. This is the New Piracy Hot Spot BY LAURA SECORUN PALET It’s Tuesday morning, and Phillip Belcher pauses anxiously before opening an email. […]

  • Pirates free hostages

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    Leon Dias crew released by captors. Foreign sailors seized off Nigeria freed Niger Delta oil rebels have freed five foreign hostages seized last month off the coast of Nigeria, a […]

  • China’s new base underway

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    Base to provide logistical support to anti-piracy ships. China begins building military logistics base in Djibouti BEIJING: China today said it has started constructing its first overseas logistics facility in […]

  • Nigerian military on red alert

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    Tough talk does little to hide reality in Delta. Nigeria: ‘Military On Red Alert to Combat Militants – CDS The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin, has said that […]

  • India, Myanmar enjoy closer ties

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    New Delhi and Naypyidaw sign an agreement to formalize a key aspect of their ongoing maritime cooperation. India, Myanmar Ink New Naval Patrol Pact By Prashanth Parameswaran Last week, India […]

  • Pirates and Illegal fishing

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    Concerns that foreign fleets are destroying fish stocks. The link between illegal fishing and piracy in Somalia By Zeina_Awad When Siad Barre’s government collapsed in 1991 Somalia was plunged into […]

  • New patrol boat for Ivory Coast

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    Navy plans to add 40 new ships in total. Ivory Coast receives final RPB-33 patrol boat The Ivory Coast’s navy has received its third and final RPB33 patrol vessel from […]

  • On board through the Gulf

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    Transiting through pirate waters. How To Navigate The Pirate-Infested Gulf Of Aden Olivier Grivat SUEZ CANAL — In Port Said, Egypt, at the mouth of the Suez Canal, three private […]

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